Vladimir Bogdanov
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Vladimir Leonidovich Bogdanov (Владимир Леонидович Богданов in Russian) (born on May 28, 1951 in Tyumen Oblast, Soviet Union) is a Russian oil tycoon, since 1993 President of Surgutneftegaz, one of the largest Russian oil companies.
In 1973 he graduated from Tyumen Industrial Institute with a degree in oil and gas well boring and since then has worked in oil industry in Tyumen Oblast, mainly in Surgutneftegaz.
In 1978 - 1980 he occupied leading positions in Yuganskneftegaz. Since 1984 he has been the Director General of Surgutneftegaz, which became a private company in 1993.
In June 2001 Forbes claimed that Bogdanov was the third wealthiest Russian with $1.6 billion.
He has been a member of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug legislature since 1996.
Bogdanov was also a confidant of Sergey Sobyanin during the successful 2001 Tyumen Oblast Governor election and of Vladimir Putin during the 2004 Russian Presidential Election.
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