Andrey Melnichenko (industrialist)

Andrey Melnichenko
Андрей Мельниченко
Melnichenko in 2017
Born
Andrey Iharavich Myel′nichenka

(1972-03-08) 8 March 1972
Citizenship
  • Russia
  • United Arab Emirates (since 2021)
Alma materMoscow State University Plekhanov Russian Economic University
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse
(m. 2005)
Children2

Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko (Russian: Андрей Игоревич Мельниченко, romanizedAndrey Igorevich Melnichenko; Belarusian: Андрэй Iгаравiч Мельнічэнка, romanizedAndrey Iharavich Myel′nichenka; born 8 March 1972) is a Russian-Emirati billionaire entrepreneur. He is the founder and ex-beneficiary of fertilizer producer EuroChem Group and coal producer SUEK, and was a non-executive director in both companies until 9 March 2022.

In 2022 Forbes and Bloomberg estimated his net worth at $15.8 billion and $17.4 billion respectively, which makes him one of the richest persons in Russia. In the 2023 ranking, for the first time, he took first place among Russian billionaires with a fortune of $25.2 billion (58th place in the world).

According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index his net worth is about $21.9 billion as of February 2024.

As per Forbes list of The Richest People In The World, dated 8 March 2024, Andrey Melnichenko ranked #91 with a net worth of $21.1 Billion.