Networth: 7 Billion
Country: Russia
Industry: Metals & Mining
The Uzbekistan-born Makhmudov is the main owner of metals conglomerate UGMK, which controls 300 mining companies scattered across Russia.Makhmudov is also a shareholder in Transmashholding, Russia's largest maker of locomotives and rail equipment. In 2003, Makhmudov and his former business partner Oleg Deripaska were accused in American courts of leading a "massive racketeering scheme."They denied it, and the lawsuit was eventually dismissed on jurisdictional grounds.UGMK spent $100 million building the Shayba ice arena for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, which it gave to the Russian government after the games.
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