Gennadiy Bogolyubov
Геннадій Боголюбов
Born (1962-01-20) 20 January 1962 (age 62)
Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
NationalityUkrainian
CitizenshipUkraine
United Kingdom
Israel
Cyprus
Known forPrivat Group

Gennadiy (Zvi Hirsch) Bogolyubov[1][2] (Ukrainian: Генна́дій Бори́сович Боголю́бов; born 20 January 1962) is a Ukrainian billionaire businessman based in the United Kingdom. He controls Privat Group, along with Ihor Kolomoyskyi and Oleksiy Martynov.

Early life

Gennadiy Bogolyubov is a native of Dniprodzerzhynsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[3]

Career

In 2010, Bogolyubov was reported as being the third richest Ukrainian, having a net worth of $5.429 billion.[4]

He has interests in ferroalloys, petrochemicals, and finance, and owns the largest manganese miner in Australia, Consolidated Minerals.[4]

In April 2015, it was reported that he had settled out of court with his rabbi, Yonah Pruss, who had sought over £20 million, over "two major London property deals".[5]

Bogolyubov and fellow Ukrainian billionaire Igor Kolomoisky are being sued by another Ukrainian billionaire Viktor Pinchuk in the largest damages claim before London's High Court, for about US$2 billion.[5][6]

Philanthropy

Bogolyubov has established the Bogolyubov Foundation, "a charitable organisation rooted in authentic Torah values".[7] In 2014, his foundation funded an educational center for Jewish history in a hall excavated under Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter, among mainly Mamluk remains connected by underground spaces to the Western Wall tunnel. Bogolyubov financed the excavation and refurbishing of the underground area with ca. $20 million out of his own wealth.[1][2] Bogolyubov funded the Menorah Centre, a 56,000 square meter Jewish community center with attached synagogue in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.[8]

Personal life

Bogolyubov is married[4] with six children.[8] He resides on Belgrave Square in Belgravia, London, England.[5] He led a secular life until his mid-40s when he rediscovered Judaism and is a practicing Jew today.[8]

It was reported in The Guardian that Bogolyubov had acquired Cypriot citizenship in 2016 through a "Golden visa" scheme, "as a result of him having made substantial investments in the country (via certain companies) and being fully compliant with the legal requirements at the time".[9]

In November 2017 Bogolyubov officially declared that he was a citizen of Ukraine, United Kingdom, Israel and Cyprus. He also noted that he lives in Geneva, Switzerland.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbud, Daniel K. (1 June 2014). "14th century grand hall discovered underneath the Kotel Tunnels". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Educational Centre in Grand Hall of Temple Mount Tunnels". Report from Jerusalem #61. London: The Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society (AIAS). 23 July 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ Геннадій Борисович Боголюбов
  4. ^ a b c "#3 Richest: Gennady Bogolyubov, 48". kyivpost. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Armitage, Jim (21 April 2015). "Oligarch Bogolyubov settles property dispute with his rabbi". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  6. ^ Armitage, Jim (13 March 2015). "Oligarchs at war: Claims of murder among Ukrainian billionaires in High Court case". The Independent. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  7. ^ "The Bogolyubov Foundation website". bogolyubovfoundation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b c Cohen, Justin (March 9, 2017). "How an oligarch found faith and created a community - Ukrainian billionaire Gennadiy Bogolyubov tells us how he reconnected with Judaism and set up Jewish hubs here and at home". Jewish News.
  9. ^ Pegg, David (17 September 2017). "The billionaires investing in Cyprus in exchange for EU passports". the Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. ^ Боголюбов підтвердив, що у нього 4 громадянства [Bogolyubov confirmed that he has 4 citizenship]. Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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