Rinat Akhmetov
Rinat Akhmetov | |
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Рінат Ахметов | |
Akhmetov in 2008 | |
| Born | 21 September 1966 |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Owner, System Capital Management Group Owner, Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Political party | Opposition Bloc (2019) |
| Spouse | Lilia Nikolayevna Smirnova |
| Children | 2 |
Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov (born 21 September 1966) is a Ukrainian billionaire and businessman. He is the founder and president of international investment group System Capital Management (SCM), and is the wealthiest man in Ukraine. Akhmetov is the owner and president of the Ukrainian football club FC Shakhtar Donetsk. As of July 2025, he was listed as the 390th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$7.9 billion. Since 2014, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation has provided 13 million food kits to the residents of Ukraine, and aid has reached more than 18 million people.
SCM businesses, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation, and Shakhtar Football Club have collectively provided $350 million (UAH 12.8 billion) to aid Ukraine, its military, and civilians as of October 2025.
From 2006 to 2007 and 2007–2012, Akhmetov was a member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) for the Party of Regions. Later, in a comment to Radio Svoboda, he again called his move into politics a mistake: “And I have no intention of making the same mistake twice”.