Vladimir Leonidovich Bogdanov (; born 28 May 1951) is a Russian businessman and oil

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Biography and career

In 1973, he graduated from Tyumen Industrial Institute with a degree in oil and gas and since then has worked in oil industry in Tyumen Oblast, mainly in

Surgutneftegas Surgutneftegas ( rus, ПАО «Сургутнефтегаз», p=sʊrɡʊtnʲɪftʲɪˈɡas) is a Russian oil and gas company created by merging several previously state-owned companies owning large oil and gas reserves in Western Siberia. The c ...

. Since 1993, he is the

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of Surgutneftegas, one of the largest

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. In 1978-80 he occupied leading positions in

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. Since 1984 he has been the Director General of Surgutneftegas, which became a private company in 1993. In June 2001

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claimed that Bogdanov was the third wealthiest Russian with $1.6 billion. He has been a member of the Khanty-Mansi legislature since 1996. Bogdanov was also a confidant of

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during the successful 2001 Tyumen Oblast Governor election and of

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during the

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Sanctions

In April 2018, the United States imposed sanctions on him and 23 other Russian nationals. In April 2022, in response to the

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, Bogdanov was added to the

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sanctions list "in response to the ongoing unjustified and unprovoked Russian military aggression against Ukraine and other actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine". He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

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Honours and awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

: **2nd class (28 May 2006) - for outstanding contribution to the development of fuel-energy complex and long conscientious work **3rd class (5 June 2001) - for outstanding contribution to the development of oil and gas industry and many years of diligent work **4th class (14 October 1997) - for services to the state, many years of hard work and great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between nations *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

References

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Biography
by

Vladimir Pribylovsky Vladimir Valerianovich Pribylovsky (, 6 March 195613 January 2016) was a Soviet and Russian political scientist, historian, journalist, human rights activist, and author of internet database Anticompromat.org on biographies of Russian politicia ...

(in Russian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogdanov, Vladimir 1951 births Living people People from Tyumen Oblast Russian businesspeople in the oil industry Russian billionaires Russian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions Russian individuals subject to European Union sanctions Heroes of Labour of the Russian Federation State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)