11 Facts About Patokh Chodiev

Patokh Chodiev is a Belgian-Uzbek oligarch and philanthropist.

Patokh Chodiev received several decorations from Russia and Japan for his philanthropic actions and patronage of education, intercultural relations and the arts.

Patokh Chodiev studied international law and Japanese at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, graduating with a doctorate in political science.

In 2009, Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation, one of the world's leading natural resource companies, of which Patokh Chodiev is a major shareholder, generated a profit of $1.462 billion from a turnover of $3.8 billion.

In September 2017, the Patokh Chodiev Foundation registered a representative office in Uzbekistan, in order to provide humanitarian assistance and healthcare to orphanages in the country.

Between 2017 and 2018 in the context of the parliamentary commission of inquiry on the expanded criminal transaction named "Kazakhgate commission", the conditions for obtaining the nationality of Patokh Chodiev are again debated.

Patokh Chodiev repeated his remarks in La Libre Belgique, Vif l'Express and Plus Magazine, immediately prompting several legal actions by the businessman.

Patokh Chodiev's lawyer has accused the commission of having been biased against Patokh Chodiev.

Patokh Chodiev was named among the 732 Belgians linked to offshore companies when the Panama Papers scandal broke in April 2016.

In 2019, Patokh Chodiev receives the title of "Patron of the Year" from the Russian Ministry of Culture within the framework of the Eighth International Cultural Forum of the city of Saint Petersburg for financing the Russian tour of "Traditional Japanese Kabuki Theater".

In 2020, Patokh Chodiev was awarded the Order of Friendship, in recognition of his patronage of education, intercultural relations and the arts and the Order of the Rising Sun for its active and long-term contribution to the development of economic and cultural ties between Japan and Russia.