Leonid Nevzlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Leonid Nevzlin

Russian born Jewish politician and businessman

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1959

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Profession: engineer, politician, entrepreneur

Nationality: Russia, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Leonid Nevzlin

  • Leonid Borisovich Nevzlin (Russian: ?????´? ????´????? ??´?????; Hebrew: ?????? ?????????' ???????, born 21 September 1959) is a Russian-born Israeli businessman, investor, and philanthropist. Nevzlin occupied various high-ranking positions at Group Menatep and its subsidiary, the Yukos Oil Company.
  • In 2003, the Russian state expropriated Yukos and began a campaign of persecution against its executives.
  • Nevzlin was tried in absentia in Russia in March 2008, found guilty of several counts of conspiracy to murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
  • In 2014, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of Nevzlin and other Yukos shareholders, calling the actions of the Russian state “a ruthless campaign to destroy Yukos and to expropriate its assets".

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