Rinat Akhmetov
Ukrainian businessman
Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov (born 21 September 1966) is a Ukrainian oligarch, billionaire and businessman. He is the founder and president of international investment group System Capital Management (SCM), and is the wealthiest man in Ukraine.
As of May 2026, he was listed as the 483rd richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$7.8 billion. This made him one of six Ukrainian billionaires in 2026.
Akhmetov is the owner and president of the Ukrainian football club FC Shakhtar Donetsk. Since 2014, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation has provided over 13 million food kits to the residents of Ukraine, and aid has reached more than 18 million people.
SCM businesses, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation, and Shakhtar Football Club have collectively provided $368 million (UAH 13.5 billion) to aid Ukraine, its military, and civilians as of February 2026.
From 2006 to 2007 and 2007–2012, Akhmetov was a member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) for the Party of Regions. Later, in a comment to Radio Svoboda, he again called his move into politics a mistake: "And I have no intention of making the same mistake twice".
Early life
Rinat Akhmetov was born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, to a working-class family.
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