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Mikhail Maratovich Fridman is a Ukrainian-born, Russian–Israeli tycoon. He is one of the co-founders of Alfa-Group, a multinational Russian conglomerate. According to Forbes, he was the second-richest Russian as of 2013, moving down to ninth-richest Russian in 2023. In May 2017, he was also ranked as Russia's most important businessman by bne IntelliNews.
In February 2024, Fridman had a net worth of $13.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Fridman in 2015
Fridman speaking at the L1 Energy launch on 14 September 2015 in New York.
Fridman (center) with colleagues Petr Aven and Lord Browne (2015)
Fridman (second from right) at the commemoration of the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center at Babi Yar in Ukraine in 2016.