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Leonid Fedun
Леонид Федун
Fedun in 2014
Born
Leonid Arnoldovich Fedun

(1956-04-05) 5 April 1956 (age 68)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseMarried
Awards

Leonid Arnoldovich Fedun (Russian: Леонид Арнольдович Федун; born 5 April 1956) is a Ukrainian-born Russian billionaire businessman known for co-founding Russian oil company Lukoil. Until retiring in 2022, Fedun was vice president of Lukoil.[1] He formerly served as president of FC Spartak Moscow before selling 100% of his shares to Lukoil.[2]

Prior to entering the private sector, he was a military officer. He is considered to be a close associate of Vagit Alekperov, who he co-founded Lukoil with.[1][3]

In February 18, 2022, Fedun was estimated to have had an estimated fortune of $8.5 billion, a figure that declined to $1.7 billion by March 28, 2022.[4] Critics have labelled Fedun as an oligarch.

Education

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In 1972, he graduated from School №1 in Baikonur.

In 1977, he graduated from the military-political faculty of the Rostov Higher Military Command School.

In 1984, he graduated from the adjunct course of the Military Academy. From 1984 to 1992, he taught sociology at the Academy. He rose to the rank of colonel.[5]

In 1993, he graduated from the Higher School of Privatization and Entrepreneurship.[6] Since 1995, he has been a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.

Career

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In November 1992, he went into business and founded the company Neftkonsult LLP. In 1993, Fedun was officially dismissed from the Russian military and within the same year became the CEO of JSC.

In 1996, Fedun became the Vice President of LUKoil Inc, of which Vagit Alekperov was a key figure. Fedun has met Alekperov in the 1980s while he was a teacher in the Siberian town of Kogalym.[7] As of May 2006, Fedun was one of the main owners of IFD Kapital Group.[8]

In 2020, he donated 10 million rubles to the Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery to the fight COVID-19.[9] In July 2021, Fedun offered £400 million to purchase Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, which was rejected.[9] On August 22, 2022, Leonid Fedun resigned as president of FC Spartak Moscow, selling 100% of his shares to Lukoil.[2]

Between 2004 and 2022, Fedun was Spartak's top official and the second-largest shareholder.[10][11] His business ventures have earned him numerous state awards (Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 4th Order and the Order of Honour).[12][13][14]

Family

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Fedun's father was Arnold Antonovich Fedun (1928-2021), the people's doctor of the USSR, former chief surgeon of the RVSN, colonel of the medical service.[15]

Personal life

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Fedun was married twice. From his first marriage with Marina Fedun, he has two children.[16]

Fedun's second wife is model Zarema Salikhova. Together they have four children.[17][18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Co-founder of Russian oil company Lukoil steps down". Reuters. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Прохоров, Павел. "Леонид Федун ушёл из «Спартака»! Все подробности". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ Brown, Daniel. "The 25 richest Russian oligarchs on the 'Putin list' that the US just released". Business Insider. Retrieved 3 July 2023. Fedun is the "right hand man" of Vagit Alekperov, the CEO of oil and gas company Lukoil.
  4. ^ Wahid, Raeedah; Rojanasakul, Mira; Halftermeyer, Marion; McIntyre, Alex (30 March 2022). "Half of Russia's 20 Richest Billionaires Are Not Sanctioned". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Леонид Федун занимает 20 место в рейтинге 100 богатейших бизнесменов России | Forbes.ru". 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Что известно о бывшем владельце ФК «Спартак» Леониде Федуне?". AiF (in Russian). 21 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Leonid Fedun - $3.9 billion - 2016-05-17 - The 93 Global Billionaires In Oil And Energy, 2016". Forbes. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. ^ Teagarden, Michael (1 March 2006). "Lukoil Executives Alekperov and Fedun Own Russia's IFD Kapital". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Миллиардер Леонид Федун пожертвовал 10 млн рублей на борьбу с коронавирусом". Forbes.ru (in Russian). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  10. ^ Леонид Федун
  11. ^ Buckley, Neil (27 November 2014). "Lukoil executive predicts significant fall in Russian oil output". Financial Times.
  12. ^ "Федун Леонид Арнольдович биография и пресс-портрет". whoiswho.dp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Леонид Федун награжден орденом "За заслуги перед Отечеством"". Русфутбол (in Russian). 15 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 08.08.2012 № 1127 - Сейчас.ру". www.lawmix.ru. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  15. ^ Телингатер, Григорий. "Умер отец Леонида Федуна. Он был хирургом и оперировал до 10 человек в день". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Дочь Федуна – на 3-м месте в рейтинге богатейших женщин России по версии Forbes". sport.business-gazeta.ru (in Russian). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Forbes profile: Leonid Fedun". Forbes. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  18. ^ ЗАРЕМА САЛИХОВА: о Федуне, "Спартаке" и российском футболе, 21 June 2021, archived from the original on 20 December 2021, retrieved 22 July 2021
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