Aleksandr Alexandrovich Mikheyev (; born 18 November 1961) is a Russian engineer and business executive serving as director of

Rosoboronexport JSC Rosoboronexport (ROE; , ''Rosoboroneksport'') is the sole state intermediary agency for Russia's exports/imports of defense-related and dual use products, technologies and services. The Rosoboronexport Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FSU ...

since January 2017.

Life

Mikheyev was born 18 November 1961 in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

. He completed a degree in the operation of aircraft and aircraft engineers from the Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation. He completed postgraduate studies at the

Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia The Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation () is the senior staff college of the Russian Armed Forces. The academy is located in Moscow, on 14 Kholzunova Lane. It was founded in 1936 as a Soviet inst ...

in 2005. In 2006, he earned a degree in finance at the

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (FinU / FA or Financial University / Finance Academy; Russian: Финансовый университет при Правительстве Российской Федера� ...

. He earned a Ph.D. in economics. Mikheyev joined

in 2001. He has held various positions including head of the export department for special equipment and services to the air force. On 24 September 2013, he became director of Russian helicopters. In January 2017, he became director of Rosoboronexport. Since April 2016, he has been the Deputy Chairman of the

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. He was awarded the

Order of Honour (Russia) The Order of Honour () is a state order of the Russian Federation established by Decree of the President of Russia, Presidential Decree No. 442 of March 2, 1994 to recognise high achievements in government, economic, scientific, sociocultural, pu ...

and the

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a Russian medal. It was established on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree No.442. Its award criteria were modified on 6 January 1999 by Presidential Decree 19 and again on 7 September 201 ...

II degree.

Sanctions

In 2022, Mikheyev is among the

Russian oligarchs Russian oligarchs () are business oligarchs of the former Soviet republics who rapidly accumulated wealth in the 1990s via the Russian privatisation that followed the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The failing Soviet state left the ownershi ...

sanctioned by the

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and

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as part of the

international sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War International sanctions have been imposed against Russia and Crimea during the Russo-Ukrainian War by a large number of countries, including the United States, Canada, the European Union, and international organisations following the Russia ...

. He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

Russo-Ukrainian War The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia Russian occupation of Crimea, occupied and Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It then ...

Private yacht

Mikheyev's private yacht, the '' Lady Anastasia'', is improperly valued at as of March 2022. The yacht's Ukrainian chief engineer, Taras Ostapchuk, had tried to sink the yacht on 26 February 2022 while it was docked at Port Adriano in

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, Spain. Ostapchuk opened valves that were connected to the ship's hulls and called for the other three Ukrainian crew members to flee. However, the yacht sinking was not successful as port workers arrived to pump water out of the yacht, and Ostapchuk was then arrested. On 15 March 2022, Spain provisionally immobilized the ''Lady Anastasia''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mikheyev, Aleksandr Living people Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class 21st-century Russian businesspeople Russian business executives Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation alumni Businesspeople from Moscow Russian individuals subject to European Union sanctions Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions 1961 births Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) 20th-century Russian engineers 21st-century Russian engineers Engineers from Moscow Russian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions