When was Oleg Deripaska born?

Oleg Deripaska was born on 2 January 1968 in Dzerzhinsk.

Where did Oleg Deripaska study?

Oleg Deripaska was educated at Plekhanov Russian Economic University, MSU Faculty of Physics.

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Oleg Deripaska

Russian businessman

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Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska (Russian: Олег Владимирович Дерипаска; born 2 January 1968) is a Russian oligarch and billionaire. Deripaska began his career as a metals trader after the breakup of the Soviet Union. He used accumulated funds from trading to acquire stakes in the Sayanogorsk aluminium smelter from a consortium of businessmen who privatized it in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Sayanogorsk aluminium smelter served as the foundation of what later became the world's largest aluminium company Rusal.

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Born: 2 January 1968 wd
Place of birth: Dzerzhinsk wd
Citizenship: Russia, Cyprus wd
Occupation: entrepreneur, investor, businessperson, patron of the arts, physicist wd
Education: Plekhanov Russian Economic University, MSU Faculty of Physics wd
Spouse: Polina Deripaska wd
Official website: deripaska.ru wd
Social media: X (Twitter) · Instagram wd

Awards wd

Order of Friendship (1999)
Order of Alexander Nevsky (2014)
Decoration "For Beneficence"
National Order of Merit (2017)

About

Deripaska is the founder of Basic Element, one of Russia's largest industrial groups, and Volnoe Delo, Russia's largest charitable foundation. He was the president of En+ Group, a Russian energy company, and headed United Company Rusal, the second-largest aluminium company in the world, until he quit both roles in 2018.

He has been characterized as a victor in the "aluminium wars" in Russia during the 1990s, which were frequently violent conflicts between businesspeople to obtain state-owned assets. In 2000, Deripaska founded Rusal, the result of a partnership between Sibirsky Aluminium and Roman Abramovich's Millhouse Capital. In 2007, Rusal merged with SUAL Group and Glencore International AG to form UC Rusal, with Deripaska as chairman.

He was once Russia's richest man, but lost a substantial part of his fortune during the 2008 financial crisis. As of July 2025, his wealth was estimated by Forbes at $4.1 billion, making him the 887th richest person in the world. In 2017, Deripaska obtained a Cypriot citizenship through the country's 'golden visa' program, which allows major investors in the economy to apply for a national passport.

He was placed under U.S. sanctions in 2022 for reasons relating to the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia. Deripaska was one of seven oligarchs sanctioned by the British government over the 2022 Russian…

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When was Oleg Deripaska born?: Oleg Deripaska was born on 2 January 1968 in Dzerzhinsk.
Where did Oleg Deripaska study?: Oleg Deripaska was educated at Plekhanov Russian Economic University, MSU Faculty of Physics.

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