Dmitry Rybolovlev is a well-known Russian businessman and billionaire who is one of the twenty richest people in Russia. What is interesting about his biography and personal life?
Biography Rybolovlev
Dmitry was born on November 22, 1966 in Perm. His parents were famous doctors in the city. They wanted the child to follow in their footsteps too. Already in school years Rybolovlev studied well. And after receiving secondary education, he entered the Perm Medical Institute. His future entrepreneur graduated in 1990 perfectly.
At that time, perestroika began in the country, and it was quite difficult to survive on the salary of a doctor. It is for this reason that Dmitry invited his parents to open a private clinic that will treat wealthy people of the city. So in Perm appeared the first company, designed for a young man.
After a successful start, Rybolovlev receives the necessary license and becomes the founder of a large investment fund. Also, Dmitry is gradually buying up all the local enterprises that are engaged in the production of various chemicals, fertilizers and so on.
Rybolovlev is invited to the board of directors of a large Uralkali enterprise, and after a short time he becomes general director with a block of shares of more than 70%.
At that time, crime flourished in Russia, so big money promised huge problems. Dmitry was accused of the murder of the director of one of the enterprises, which was also led by an enterprising manager. For this Rybolovlev had to spend about a year behind bars, but the court released him on bail of 1 billion rubles. After some time, it was found that this case was fabricated on purpose to remove the next competitor from the business and Dmitry was fully justified.
In 2005, Rybolovlev became the main co-founder of Uralkali and concludes a cooperation agreement with the Belarusian Potash Company. This corporation is becoming the largest fertilizer producer in the world. This merger allows Rybolovlev to place the company's shares on the London Stock Exchange.
To ensure a quiet life abroad Rybolovlev in 2007 decides to get rid of Russian assets and sells Uralkali and other companies. This brings him an unprecedented profit of about $ 10 billion.
After that, Dmitry becomes the founder of the Bank of Cyprus, buys luxury real estate around the world and moves to live in Monaco. There in 2011, he buys a football team, which immediately leads the French championship.
In addition, Rybolovlev begins to collect valuable paintings. His collection is valued in excess of $ 2 billion. It contains paintings by artists such as Picasso, Modigliani, Van Gogh and so on. Dmitry also buys several Greek islands.
Now Rybolovlev is busy building a super-modern yacht, which will have a length of about 120 meters. He also sells some of his paintings at the annual auction. In 2017, Leonardo Da Vinci's painting “Savior of the World” was sold for a record 400 million euros.
