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Vagit Alekperov

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Vagit Yusufovich Alekperov (Azerbaijani: Vahid Yusifoviç Ələkbərov, Russian: Вагит Юсуфович Алекперов; born 1 September 1950) is a Russian businessman of Azerbaijani origin and an oligarch. He was the President of the oil company Lukoil from 1993 until 2022. As of March 2025, according to the Forbes magazine, Alekperov has an estimated net worth of US$28.7 billion, making him the wealthiest person in Russia and the sixty-third in the world. Alekperov previously owned a 36.8% stake in football club Spartak Moscow. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vagit Alekperov is the 249th most popular businessperson (down from 226th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Azerbaijan (up from 38th in 2019) and the most popular Azerbaijani Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Vagit Alekperov ranks 249 out of 847. Before him are Karl Baedeker, Johns Hopkins, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, Lee Shau-kee, Steve Fossett, and Hans Wilsdorf. After him are David Icke, Shibusawa Eiichi, George Gallup, Terry Gou, Isaac Carasso, and Ray Dalio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Vagit Alekperov ranks 147. Before him are Julius Erving, Nancy Allen, Ernesto Samper, Péter Esterházy, Mirko Cvetković, and Roberto Bettega. After him are Sebastião Lazaroni, Neda Ukraden, Mike Campbell, Adrian Năstase, Natsagiin Bagabandi, and Terry Gou.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Vagit Alekperov ranks 37 out of 232. Before him are Tofiq Bahramov (1925), Fikret Amirov (1922), Gara Garayev (1918), Mir Jafar Baghirov (1896), Zeynab Khanlarova (1936), and Mirza Shafi Vazeh (1794). After him are Mahsati (1089), Vladimir Menshov (1939), Ziba Ganiyeva (1923), Hamazasp Babadzhanian (1906), Hovannes Adamian (1879), and Novruz Mammadov (1947).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Azerbaijan

Among businesspeople born in Azerbaijan, Vagit Alekperov ranks 1. After him are Zeynalabdin Taghiyev (1838), Boris Hagelin (1892), Isabel dos Santos (1973), and Igor Ashurbeyli (1963).

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