Oleg Deripaska, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Russian businessman
Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1968
Place of Birth: Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
Profession: businessperson, entrepreneur, physicist, investor, philanthropist, patron of the arts
Nationality: Russia, Cyprus
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Oleg Deripaska
- Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska (Russian: ???´? ?????´??????? ??????´???; born 2 January 1968) is a Cypriot-Russian oligarch.
- He is the founder of Basic Element, one of Russia's largest industrial groups, and Volnoe Delo, Russia's largest charitable foundation.
- Until 2018, he was the president of En+ Group, a Russian energy company, and United Company Rusal, the second-largest aluminium company in the world.After graduating from Moscow State University with a degree in physics, Deripaska became a metals broker specialized in trading aluminium before expanding into energy, machinery, financial services and agribusiness.
- In 2000, Deripaska founded Rusal, the result of a partnership between Sibirsky Aluminium and Roman Abramovich's Millhouse Capital.
- In 2007, Rusal merged with SUAL Group and Glencore International AG to form UC Rusal, with Deripaska as chairman.He was once Russia's richest man, worth $28 billion, but lost a substantial part of his fortune amid the 2007–08 financial crisis.
- As of July 2019, his wealth was estimated by Forbes at $3.3 billion.Deripaska is also known for his connection to American political consultant Paul Manafort, convicted of tax fraud, bank fraud and failure to report foreign bank accounts.
- The convictions stemmed from Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.
- Deripaska employed Manafort from at least 2005 to 2009.As the founder of the Volnoe Delo foundation, he is reported to have donated more than $250 million to mostly educational causes.
- He was married to Polina Yumasheva, step-granddaughter of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin and daughter of Valentin Yumashev, Yeltsin's son-in-law and close advisor.
- According to some media reports, they were divorced in 2018.Deripaska was also granted Cypriot citizenship in 2017.
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