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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.","In 2011, Prokhorov ran as an independent candidate in the 2012 Russian presidential election. He was third in voting, amassing 7.98 percent of the total vote. In June 2012, he declared the establishment of the new Russian political party called Civic Platform.","In April 2022, Prokhorov immigrated to Israel and received Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"3 May 1965","date":"1965-05-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Moscow","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q649"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Soviet Union","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15180"},{"text":"Russia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"entrepreneur","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131524"},{"text":"investor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q557880"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"businessperson","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43845"},{"text":"sports official","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15986539"},{"text":"banker","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q806798"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Civic Platform","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1021381"},{"text":"Communist Party of the Soviet Union","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79854"},{"text":"Right Cause","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24930044"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1416632","end":"1989"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581#P69"}},{"key":"website","label":"Official website","values":[{"text":"mdprokhorov.ru","url":"http://mdprokhorov.ru"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581#P856"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"president (2008–2014)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1255921","start":"2008-10","end":"2014-05"},{"text":"president (since 2007)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1255921","start":"2007"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855271","date":"2011"},{"text":"Medal of the Order \"For Merit to the Fatherland\", 1st class","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19030539","date":"2014"},{"text":"Order of Friendship","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q791135","date":"2006"},{"text":"Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 2nd class","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29043588","date":"2004"},{"text":"Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211167"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581#P166"}},{"key":"x","label":"X (Twitter)","values":[{"text":"MD_Prokhorov","url":"https://x.com/MD_Prokhorov"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581#P2002"}},{"key":"facebook","label":"Facebook","values":[{"text":"prokhorovmd","url":"https://www.facebook.com/prokhorovmd"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581#P2013"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Prokhorov","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233581","http://mdprokhorov.ru","https://x.com/MD_Prokhorov","https://www.facebook.com/prokhorovmd"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Mikhail Prokhorov born?","a":"Mikhail Prokhorov was born on 3 May 1965 in Moscow."},{"q":"What positions has Mikhail Prokhorov held?","a":"Positions held by Mikhail Prokhorov include: president (2008–2014); president (since 2007)."},{"q":"Where did Mikhail Prokhorov study?","a":"Mikhail Prokhorov was educated at Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation."}],"related":[{"name":"Donald Trump","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/donald-trump"},{"name":"Ronald Reagan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ronald-reagan"},{"name":"Abraham Lincoln","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abraham-lincoln"},{"name":"George W. 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