Ihor Kolomoyskyi
| Ihor Kolomoyskyi Ігор Валерійович Коломойський |
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February 13, 1963 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Other names | Igor Kolomoisky |
| Citizenship | Ukraine Israel Cyprus |
| Alma mater | Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute |
| Occupation | businessman, entrepreneur, politician |
| Known for | Co-owner of PrivatBank Owner of FC Dnipro |
| Net worth | US$1.47 billion (January 2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Irina |
| Children | Anzhelika and Grigory |
| Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | |
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In office 2 March 2014 – 24 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Dmytro Kolesnikov |
| Succeeded by | Valentyn Reznichenko (acting) |
Ihor Valeriyovych Kolomoyskyi (Ukrainian: Ігор Валерійович Коломойський; Russian: Игорь Валерьевич Коломойский, Igor Kolomoisky; Hebrew: איגור קולומויסקי; born February 13, 1963) is a Ukrainian-Cypriot-Israeli business oligarch of Jewish descent and the former Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
A multibillionaire, Kolomoyskyi is rated as the second or third richest person in Ukraine (after Rinat Akhmetov and/or Viktor Pinchuk) since 2006. and 377th richest person in the world by the Forbes (as of 2011). In March 2015 The Economist listed his net worth as $1.36 billion. Kolomoyskyi is the leading partner of the Privat Group and a de facto chairman of the FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Ihor Kolomoyskyi's name in English is also spelled as Igor/Ihor Kolomoyskyi/Kolomoysky/Kolomoisky/Kolomoiskiy/Kolomoyskiy.
Kolomoyskyi is often nicknamed Benya (Беня) (which is a Russian-Jewish short name popular in the early 20th century) and Bonifatsiy after a character in the popular Soviet animated film "" ("Bonifacy's holidays") made in 1965 by Soyuzmultfilm, whose image is visually similar to Kolomoyskyi's in appearance and hairstyle.
Kolomoyskyi was born in a Jewish family of engineers. Kolomoyskyi graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute in 1985. He is married with two children.
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