First Name: Roman
Title: Oil Billionaire, Governor of
Chukotka Date of Birth: 24/10/1966
Place of Birth:
Saratov,
Russia Family: Mother died when he was 18months old, father died in an accident 2½ years later. He was then adopted by his uncle and raised in
Komi i North West
Russia.
Education: Industrial Institute of Ukhta
CV: Drafted into the Soviet ArmyTrading oil products out of Russia's largest refinery in Omsk, western Siberia.Teamed up with Boris Berezovsky in 1992,and came into the inner circle of Boris Jeltsin. 1999 Elected to the Russian duma as representative for the region of Chukotka2000 Elected Governor of ChukotkaWhen Berezovky fled the country in 2001 He accumulated 80% of Sibneft, Russia's fifth-largest oil company, 50% of Rusal, the Russian aluminium oil monopoly, and 26% of Aeroflot, Russia's national airline.2003 He bought the Chelsea Football Club in the United KingdomIn September 2005 Abramovich sold 72.663% of Sibneft to the Russian-government controlled Gazprom for US$ 13.01 billion