Igor Sechin Bio | Wiki
Igor Sechin is a noted Russian oligarch and a government official. Since the 1990s, he has been a confidant of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. He worked as chief of staff to Putin when he was the deputy mayor of St. Petersburg in 1994. Sechin became Putin’s deputy chief of staff, overseeing security services and energy issues in Russia when he became president in 2000. In addition, he is the CEO, president, and chairman of the management board of Rosneft.
Igor Sechin Age
He was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on September 7, 1960. Sechin is 63 years old. Therefore, he celebrates his birthday every year on September 7.
Igor Sechin Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Sechin stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in ( approx. 1.75m ).
Igor Sechin Family
He was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union to supportive parents. Sechin holds Russian nationality. He is the son of Nina Sechina who is a businesswoman. She got divorced from her husband at an early age.
Igor Sechin Wife
He has been married and divorced twice. In 2011, he divorced his first wife Marina Sechina. Mariana increased her wealth after the divorce and made The Paradise Papers. He then got divorced from his second wife Olga Rozhkova on June 14, 2017, after five years of marriage. From his first marriage, he has a daughter Inga who works at Surgutneftegasbank and is a graduate of the Saint Petersburg Mining University. He also has a son Ivan from his first marriage who is from the Lomonosov Business School at Moscow State University. Furthermore, he has a daughter Varvara from his marriage to Olga.
Igor Sechin Education
After attaining his high school diploma, he joined Leningrad State University. He pursued and graduated in 1984 as a linguist, fluent in Portuguese and French.
Igor Sechin Young
He was officially a Soviet interpreter working in Mozambique in the 1980s. Sechin then worked at the Saint Petersburg mayor’s office from 1991 to 1996 becoming the chief of staff of the first deputy mayor, Vladimir Putin in 1994. Sechin then worked as a deputy of Vladimir Putin, who worked in the presidential property management department from 1996 to 1997.
Moreover, he was the chief of the general department of the main control directorate attached to the president from 1997 to 1998. Sechin was deputy chief of Putin’s administration between December 31, 1999 to May 2008.
Igor Sechin House
In July 2016, he built a $60 million mansion on land close to a presidential residence outside Moscow. The palatial mansion is constructed on the central 3-hectare plot, ringed by a perimeter fence and surrounded by pine forest.
Igor Sechin Yacht | Yacht Seized
He owned a £458m ‘Crescent’ mega-yacht that was docked in the port of Tarragona in Catalonia in March 2022. The yacht was 443-foot-long ails under a Caiman Island flag and arrived in Spain from Italy. Moreover, Spain’s Transport Ministry confirmed the seizure but not the Crescent’s ownership as it had docked in the Mediterranean port city on November 2, 2016.
Igor Sechin Rosneft
Sechin is the CEO, president, and chairman of the management board of Rosneft. He became the successful and influential chairman of the board of directors of JSC Rosneft on July 27, 2004. In addition, he had been president of Rosneft since May 2012. Moreover, he was involved with the BP oil company and did private negotiations with BP’s CEO Bob Dudley in 2008.
Sechin resigned from the board of Rosneft on April 12, 2011, upon President Medvedev’s order for senior officials to resign from large companies. Later, he rejoined the executive board of Rosneft as chairman and became the executive secretary for the Russian Federation’s commission after Putin became President of Russia in May 2012. In addition, he is on the Sectoral Sanctions Identification (SSI) List.
Igor Sechin Darth Vader
Darth Vader is the nickname given to Sechin as he is described as one of Putin’s most conservative counselors. He is also the leader of the Kremlin’s Siloviki faction. Moreover, he has been sanctioned by some foreign governments following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Igor Sechin Net Worth | Wealth
Sechin is a noted Russian oligarch and a government official who is also the CEO, president, and chairman of Rosneft attaining decent fortune. His net worth is $800 Million.
What Happened To Igor Sechin
All his assets were frozen according to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the European Union blacklisted Sechin on February 28, 2022. The UK government imposed sanctions which involved freezing Sechin’s assets and a travel ban.
Who Is Igor Sechin
Sechin is a 63-year-old Russian oligarch and a government official. Since the 1990s, he has been a confidant of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. He worked as chief of staff to Putin when he was the deputy mayor of St. Petersburg in 1994. Sechin became Putin’s deputy chief of staff, overseeing security services and energy issues in Russia when he became president in 2000. In addition, he is the CEO, president, and chairman of the management board of Rosneft.
How Much Is Igor Sechin Worth
He has a net worth of $800 Million as a Russian oligarch and a government official who is also the CEO, president, and chairman of Rosneft.