Ivan Savvidis
| Ivan Savvidis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 27, 1959 Tsalka, Georgia |
| Residence |
Thessaloniki, Greece Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
| Nationality |
Greek Russian |
| Education | Public University of Economics |
| Occupation |
Owner of PAOK F.C. Founder & Owner of Agrokom GroupChairman of CJSC Donskoy Tabak Owner of Dimera Group Ltd Owner of Dimera Media Investments Owner of SEKAP |
| Employer |
Makedonia Palace Xenia (Hotel) |
| Net worth |
 US$760 million (2016) |
| Title |
Businessman Politics Sports Real estate Media |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | http://www.savvidi.ru/ |
Owner of PAOK F.C.
Ivan Ignatyevich Savvidis (born March 27, 1959 in Santa, Tsalka District, Georgia), is a Georgian-born Greek-Russian (Caucasus Greek) businessman and politician. Savvidis is one of Russia's wealthiest men and is a member of Russian Parliament, closely linked to the president Vladimir Putin.Forbes has listed Ivan Savvidis as the 30th wealthiest Russian Businessman in the world.
After serving in the Soviet Army, Savvidis was educated at Rostov on Don Institute of National Economy. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Savvidis was employed in various positions at the Don State Tobacco Factory. In 1992, the tobacco factory was privatised and renamed CJSC Donskoy Tabak; in the following year Savvidi was appointed as its General Director. Savvidis and his wife, Kyriaki Savvidi, is now formally the majority shareholder of Donskoy Tabak, the largest Russian tobacco company.
Between 2002 and 2005, Savvidis was President of FC Rostov. Since 2005, Savvidi has been Chairman of FC SKA Rostov-on-Don. As of 10 August 2012, he has acquired the ownership of the Greek football team PAOK.
Savvidis was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast in 1998 and 2003. In 2003, Savvidis was elected as a Deputy in the State Duma; he subsequently served as the Deputy Chairman of the Budget Committee and Taxes during of Russian Parliament. In 2007, Savvidis was elected as a Deputy in the State Duma as a member of the party United Russia led by chairman Vladimir Putin he Ivan Savvidis served as a member of the Committee International Affairs , as coordinator of Interparliamentary Relations with the Hellenic Parliament and as Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Russia-Belarusian Union.
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