Toomas Annus (born 5 October 1960) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n entrepreneur. He was born in

Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve () is a city and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in northeastern Estonia, founded in 1924 and incorporated as a town in 1946. The city is highly industrial, and is both a processor of oil shales and is a large producer of ...

. In 1984 he graduated from

Tallinn Pedagogical Institute Tallinn University (TLU; , ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both Q ...

with a degree in industrial and civil engineering. Since 1991 he is the leading figure of the construction company

Merko Ehitus Merko Ehitus is an Estonian construction company (joint-stock company) which is focusing on prime contracting and project management. The company is active in Baltic countries being one of the leading construction companies in these countries. M ...

. He has been at the first place of ''

Äripäev ''Äripäev'' (Estonian for "Business Day") is an Estonian financial newspaper in tabloid format. It was founded in 1989 by '' Dagens Industri'', a leading Swedish financial newspaper. The first issue of ''Äripäev'' was published on 9 October ...

s list of 500 the richest persons in Estonia.

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Living people 1960 births Estonian businesspeople Tallinn University alumni People from Kohtla-Järve {{Estonia-bio-stub