Alexander Zhukov (businessman)

Alexander Zhukov
Born	June 13, 1954

Alexander Borisovich Zhukov Александр Борисович Жуков (born June 13, 1954) – a businessman, founder and major owner of international investment group Interfinance investing in port and transport infrastructure, food industry, real estate as well as engaged in portfolio investments. The assets of Interfinance group currently include transshipment port terminals (sulfur, mineral fertilizers and other bulk cargo, vehicles) in Russia and Ukraine, Iceberry group of companies - the Russian ice-cream producer and distributor, development projects in Russia and Ukraine, road construction business and insurance business in Ukraine.

Alexander Zhukov was born in 1954 in Moscow. His father - Shayaborg (Boris) Rabkin, playwright and writer, mother – Inessa Rabkina, editor at the Moscow film studio. After graduating from school he worked as assistant to film director at the Moscow film studio “Tsentrnauchfilm^[]”. In 1981 he graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Studies under the Moscow State University. After graduation he worked as editor at “Sovinterfest” (a division of the Goskino organizing exhibitions and festivals).

In the late eighties he started his business activity (see below).

Residing in London since 1993. In 2001 became a UK citizen.

In 2001 Zhukov was arrested in Italy and spent several months under arrest on suspicion of being engaged in arms smuggling from Ukraine to the states of former Yugoslavia.

Subject to legal documents Zhukov was charged of “moral complicity”. In 2004 Zhukov was absolved from the offences of “moral complicity” in arms trading, because (as was stated in court decision) the offences, for which he was charged, did not occur.

Currently residing in the UK.

Divorced. He has one daughter, Dasha Zhukova, who was the wife of oil oligarch Roman Abramovich and sons – Mikhail Zhukov and Boris Zhukov.

Grandson – Aaron Aleksandr Abramovich (2009).

Granddaughter – Leya Abramovich (2013).

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