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Mikhail Prokhorov
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Russian entrepreneur and politician (born 1965)
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Mikhail Prokhorov is a Russian entrepreneur, investor, and politician born in Moscow on May 3, 1965. He holds citizenship in Russia, Israel, and the Soviet Union. Prokhorov is a member of the Civic Platform, Right Cause, and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He has served as a candidate in the 2012 Russian presidential election. His fields of work include public election, entrepreneurship, and politics.
He is an owner of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center. Prokhorov has received the Knight of the Legion of Honour, the Order of Friendship, and the Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour. He attended the Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation. His military ranks include Private and Sergeant. He speaks Russian and English, and his religion is atheism. He has a net worth of 9800000000 and is a biathlete. His sibling is Irina Prokhorova.
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- Drevneĭ i novoĭ polnoĭ gadatelʹnoĭ sposob, snabzhennyĭ bolʹshim chislom pred prezhnim voprosov, sdi︠e︡lannykh soobrazno nyni︠e︡shnemu vkusu, s prilichnymi na kazhdoĭ otvi︠e︡tami
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5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,438x
- SPAdes: A New Genome Assembly Algorithm and Its Applications to Single-Cell Sequencing
· 2012 · cited 24,574x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,770x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,951x
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,696x
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Key facts
- Born
- Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov , ( 1965-05-03 ) 3 May 1965 (age 61) , Moscow , Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Citizenship
- Russia, Israel
- Alma mater
- Moscow Finance Institute
- Occupations
- Businessman, Politician
- Known for
- Owner of the ONEXIM Group and the Brooklyn Nets (2010–2019)
- Height
- 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
- Political party
- CPSU (1988–91), Right Cause (2011), Civic Platform (2012–15)
- Awards
- Order of Friendship Legion of Honour (Chevalier)
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Encyclopedic overview
Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov (Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Прохоров; born 3 May 1965) is a Russian-Israeli oligarch and politician. He formerly owned the Brooklyn Nets.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Prokhorov obtained Russian state-owned metals assets at prices far below market value in Russia's controversial loans-for-shares privatization program. His company, Norilsk Nickel, became the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium. He is the former chairman of Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold producer, and the former President of Onexim Group. As of December 1, 2021, Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimates his wealth at US$14.0 billion and has named him the 148th richest person in the world, while Forbes Magazine lists his wealth at US$11.5 billion and the 193rd richest person in the world.
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