1. Alexander Anatolyevich Ponomarenko is a Russian-Cypriot billionaire businessman who made his fortune in banking, sea ports, commercial real estate and airport construction.
15 Facts About Alexander Ponomarenko
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Alexander Ponomarenko was born 27 October 1964 in Crimea, Belogorsk City, Soviet Ukraine.
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Alexander Ponomarenko earned a bachelor's degree from Simferopol State University, followed by a master's from Russian State Academy of Management.
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From 1983 to 1985, Ponomarenko served in airborne divisions of the armed forces.
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Alexander Ponomarenko has worked for much of his career with fellow billionaire Aleksandr Skorobogatko.
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Alexander Ponomarenko joined the Board of Directors of JSC Sheremetyevo International Airport in 2015 and was elected its Chairman in 2016.
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Alexander Ponomarenko is among 47 business leaders within a list of the country's top 1,000 managers chosen by a committee of experts from the Russian Managers Association.
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Alexander Ponomarenko ranked 31st on the Forbes list of "200 Richest Businessmen in Russia" in 2020.
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Alexander Ponomarenko was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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On 28 February 2022, in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union blacklisted Alexander Ponomarenko and had all his assets were frozen.
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Alexander Ponomarenko is married, with three children and lives in Moscow.
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In 2011, Alexander Ponomarenko purchased a "palace allegedly constructed for the private benefit of Russian president Vladimir Putin", now known as Putin's Palace.
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At the time of the purchase, Alexander Ponomarenko indicated that he had purchased the palace as an investment and planned to finish building the palace as a hotel complex.
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Alexander Ponomarenko said he bought it for a low price because of the scandal surrounding it and that the value of the complex could rise to as much as $350 million when the project was complete.
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In 2017, it was reported in The Guardian that Alexander Ponomarenko had acquired Cypriot citizenship in 2016 through a "golden visa" scheme.