Alexander Lebedev
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Lebedev at Chatham House in 2012
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Alexander Yevgenievich Lebedev 16 December 1959 Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | former KGB officer |
| Spouse(s) | Natalia Vladimirovna Sokolova (separated 1998) Elena Perminova |
| Children | 4 (2 with each wife), including Evgeny Lebedev |
| Parent(s) | Yevgeny Nikolaevich Lebedev Maria Sergeyevna |
| Relatives | Vladimir Sokolov (former father-in-law) |
Alexander Yevgenievich Lebedev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Евге́ньевич Ле́бедев; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲebʲɪdʲɪf]; born 16 December 1959) is a Russian businessman, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs.
In March 2012, he was listed by Forbes magazine as one of the richest Russians with an estimated fortune of $1.1 billion. However, his fortune has since declined, and he is no longer considered to be a billionaire. He is part owner of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and owner of two UK newspapers with son Evgeny Lebedev: the London Evening Standard, The Independent.
Alexander Lebedev was born in Moscow. His parents were part of the Moscow intelligentsia. His father, Yevgeny Nikolaevich Lebedev, was an elite athlete–a member of the Soviet national water polo team, and later a professor at Baumanka, Moscow's highest technical school. After graduating from Moscow Pedagogic Institute, Alexander's mother, Maria Sergeyevna, worked in a rural Sakhalin school and later taught English in a Moscow tertiary school.
In 1977, Alexander Lebedev entered the Department of Economics at Moscow State Institute of International Relations. After he graduated in 1982, Lebedev started work at the Institute of Economics of the World Socialist System doing research for his Kandidat (between master's degree and doctorate) dissertation, The problems of debt and the challenges of globalization. However, he soon transferred to the First Chief Directorate (Foreign Intelligence) of KGB. He worked there and at its successor Foreign Intelligence Service until 1992. In London, Lebedev had the diplomatic cover of an economics attaché. According to his personal website, Lebedev's assignments included fighting capital flight from the Russian Federation. The Sunday Express stated that he "spent more time studying finance and the City than British secrets".
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