Michail Prokhorow
Date of Birth: 03.05.1965
Place of Birth. Education. Born in Moscow. Graduated from the Department of International Economic Relations of the Moscow Financial Institute.
Career. Worked at various times in senior positions in various banks - International Financial Company, ONEKSIM Bank, Rosbank.
Has been the Chairman of the Board of the Norilsk Nickel Company since 2001.
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Founded and led the ONEKSIM Group in 2007.
Wealth. In February 2009, Michail Prokhorow ranked first in the magazine 'Finans' ranking of dollar billionaires in Russia for 2008 with an estimated net worth of 14.1 billion USD. He displaced Oleh Deripaska from the top of the ranking, whose capital had drastically fallen due to the global financial crisis. Prokhorow himself reportedly lost 7.4 billion USD during the crisis.
At the end of 2010, Forbes estimated Prokhorov's wealth at 13.4 billion USD, 2011 at 18 billion USD, and 2012 at 13.2 billion USD. In March 2013, Forbes estimated Prokhorov's net worth at 13 billion USD. In March 2018, Forbes estimated Prokhorov's wealth at 9.6 billion USD. In 2019, Michail Prokhorow ranked twelfth in the '20 richest Russian businessmen' list published by Forbes magazine. His wealth increased by 200 million USD to 9.8 billion USD in 2018.
Charitable Work. In 2004, he established the Charity Fund for Cultural Initiatives (Michail Prokhorow Fund).
From October 2008 to 2014, he was the President of the Russian Biathlon Union.
Political Activity. Since the spring of 2011, he has been the leader of the Political Party Just Cause. On September 16, he resigned due to a split in the party, accusing the deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Russia, Vladislav Surkov, of provoking the conflict.
In October 2012, Michail Prokhorow withdrew from business and entrusted his assets in trust to partners of the ONEKSIM group. He stated that he wanted to dedicate himself entirely to politics. That same year, Prokhorov became the leader of the Political Party Civil Platform.
He participated in the presidential elections on March 4, 2012, where he placed 3rd (2nd place in Moscow and St. Petersburg) receiving 7.98% of the votes.
In March 2014, Prokhorov, along with others, signed a petition in support of Russian musician Andrei Makarevich, who had criticized the policies of the Russian authorities in Ukraine.
On March 13, 2015, Prokhorov left the Civil Platform and proposed to dissolve the party due to the unsatisfactory behavior of its members who participated in the Anti-Maidan demonstration with placards such as 'Makarevich - Leader of the Maidan'. He also proposed to exclude regional branches from the party.
Hobbies. He is interested in skiing, athletics, and kickboxing.
Owner of the basketball team the National Basketball Association'Brooklyn Nets'.
Personal Life. Michail Prokhorow has never been married and has no children.
02.05.2022