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'{{Eastern Slavic name|Valeriyovych|Kolomoyskyi}} {{Expand Russian|Коломойский, Игорь Валерьевич|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Ihor Kolomoyskyi<br />Ігор Валерійович Коломойський | image = Ihor Kolomoyskyi.png | imagesize = 200px | caption = | party = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1963|2|13}} | birth_place = [[Dnipro|Dnipropetrovsk]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]<ref name=Rencs>{{cite web|url=http://research.rencap.com/eng/government_ua/government_detail94.asp|title=Igor Kolomoysky|publisher=[[Renaissance Capital (Russian company)|Renaissance Capital]]|author=|date=|website=rencap.com|accessdate=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110720063247/http://research.rencap.com/eng/government_ua/government_detail94.asp|archive-date=20 July 2011|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Ukrainian<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/lawmakers-want-kolomoisky-fired-after-he-snaps-at-journalist-384042.html|title=Lawmakers want Kolomoisky fired after outburst involving his attempts to hold on to oil firm - Mar. 20, 2015|author=|date=20 March 2015|website=kyivpost.com|accessdate=8 February 2018}}</ref><br /> | citizenship = Ukraine<br />Israel<br />Cyprus<ref name="tdg2014">{{Cite news |last=Rossier |first=Roland |title=L’oligarque " genevois " qui défie Poutine |language=fr |work=Tribune de Genève |accessdate=2014-07-08 |date=2014-05-30 |url=http://www.tdg.ch/economie/entreprises/L-oligarque--genevois--qui-defie-Poutine/story/21138894}}</ref> | other_names = Igor Kolomoisky | spouse = Irina | children = Anzhelika<ref>{{uk icon}} [http://tabloid.pravda.com.ua/focus/4d9f32cb40c5d/ Kolomoiskiy daughter is getting married], [[Tablo ID]] (28 June 2014)</ref> and Grigory |occupation = Businessman, politician | known_for = Co-owner of [[PrivatBank]]<br />Owner of [[FC Dnipro]] | net_worth = [[United States dollar|US$]]1.1 billion (May 2019) <ref name="ForbesProfile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Ihor Kolomoyskyy |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ihor-kolomoyskyy/ |website=Forbes |accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref> | alma_mater = [[Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute]]<ref name=LIGA/> | module = {{infobox governor | embed = yes | office = [[Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]] | term_start = 2 March 2014<ref name=LIGA/> | term_end = 24 March 2015 | primeminister = | predecessor = [[Dmytro Kolesnikov]]<ref>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/133295.html#.UPmNTURRaJk Ukrainian president reshuffles Azarov's government], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (24 December 2012)</ref><ref>{{uk icon}} [http://da-ta.com.ua/effort_authority/1684.htm Колєсніков Дмитро Валерійович], DA-TA</ref> | successor = [[Valentyn Reznichenko]]&nbsp;(acting)<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32045990 Ukraine governor Kolomoisky sacked after oil firm row], [[BBC News]] (25 March 2015)</ref> }} }} '''Ihor Valeriyovych Kolomoyskyi''' ({{lang-uk|Ігор Валерійович Коломойський}}; {{lang-ru|Игорь Валерьевич Коломойский}}, Igor Kolomoisky; {{lang-he|איגור קולומויסקי}}; born 13 February 1963) is a Ukrainian billionaire [[business oligarch]] and the former Governor of [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]].<ref name=BVKolG>[http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-03-04/putin-gets-personal-in-ukraine Putin Gets Personal in Ukraine], [[Bloomberg View]] (Mar 4, 2014)</ref> Kolomoyskyi is rated as the second or third richest person in Ukraine (after [[Rinat Akhmetov]] and/or [[Viktor Pinchuk]]) since 2006.<ref name=ForbesLOB2012KP/><ref name="Rich Man In A Poor Country">[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/93082/ Rich Man In A Poor Country], [[Kyiv Post]] (17 December 2010)</ref> and 377th richest person in the world according to the ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine list of billionaires (as of 2011).<ref name="ForbesProfile"/> In March 2015 ''[[The Economist]]'' listed his net worth as $1.36 billion.<ref name=economist-20150328/> Kolomoyskyi is the leading partner of the [[Privat Group]] and a ''[[de facto]]'' chairman of the [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]].<ref name=Gaurd>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/aug/28/europeanfootball.dniprodnipropetrovsk Three's a crowd for Dynamo and Shakhtar], [[guardian.co.uk]] (August 28, 2007)</ref> ==Early life== Kolomoyskyi was born in [[Dnipro]]petrovsk, [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], USSR, to a [[Jews in Ukraine|Jewish]] family of engineers. He graduated from the [[Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute]] in 1985.<ref name=Rencs/> He is married with two children.<ref name=LIGA>{{ru icon}} [http://file.liga.net/person/589-igor-kolomoiskii.html Short bio], LIGA</ref><ref name=Kpost/> Kolomoyskyi is the co-founder of the [[PrivatBank]] (and its informal Privat Group, respectively) and was appointed chairman of its board of directors in 1997.<ref name=Rencs/><ref name=Gaurd/> Other fields of activity include: [[ferroalloy]]s, finance, oil products, mass media,<ref name=Kpost>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/29135/ Ihor Kolomoysky], [[Kyiv Post]] (June 18, 2008)</ref> metal and petroleum industries (also in [[Russia]] and [[Romania]]).<ref name=natcio>{{cite web |url=http://www.nacional.hr/en/clanak/38281/100-richest-eastern-europeans |title=100 richest Eastern Europeans |publisher=[[Nacional (weekly)|Nacional]] |date=September 25, 2007 |accessdate=July 25, 2012 |archivedate=April 5, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405150900/http://www.nacional.hr/en/clanak/38281/100-richest-eastern-europeans |author=Mislav Šimatović |df= }}</ref> Kolomoysky has a triple Ukraine-[[Israel]]-[[Cyprus]] citizenship, despite the law penalizing [[dual citizenship]] [[Ukrainian citizenship#Dual citizenship|in Ukraine]].<ref>{{uk icon}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/4b1aa47e76eef/ З життя українських олігархів – вілла Коломойського на Женевському озері], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (March 10, 2009)</ref><ref name="rt-up-to-10yrs">[http://on.rt.com/htxq4s "Up to 10yrs’ jail for dual citizenship: Ukrainian bill targets tens of thousands,"] RT (March 03, 2014 12:36). Retrieved March 03, 2014.</ref> By way of explanation, Kolomoyskyi stated that: "The constitution prohibits double citizenship but triple citizenship is not forbidden."<ref>[http://en.itar-tass.com/world/752691 "Ukraine's tycoon and governor Kolomoisky confesses to holding 3 passports"] ITAR-TASS (October 3, 2014 20:31). Retrieved October 3, 2014.</ref> ===Name=== The transliteration of Ihor Kolomoyskyi's name into English has numerous variants including '''Igor''', or '''Ihor''' for his first name, and '''Kolomoyskyi''', '''Kolomoysky''', '''Kolomoisky''', '''Kolomoiskiy''', or '''Kolomoyskiy''' for his surname. Kolomoyskyi is often nicknamed ''Benya'' ''(Беня)''<ref>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/282370.html Anti-Privat Group rally under way near Naftogaz of Ukraine HQ in Kyiv], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (6 August 2015)</ref> (which is a Russian-Jewish short name popular in the early 20th century) and ''Bonifatsiy'' after a character in the popular Soviet animated film "[[:ru:Каникулы Бонифация|Каникулы Бонифация]]" ("Bonifacy's holidays") made in 1965 by [[Soyuzmultfilm]], whose image is visually similar to Kolomoyskyi's in appearance and hairstyle. ==Assets== Through [[PrivatBank]] he controlled [[Aerosvit Airlines]], [[Dniproavia]] and [[Donbassaero]].<ref name=zaitsev>{{cite news| title = Three Ukrainian carriers seek tie-up approval| first = Tom| last = Zaitsev| url = http://beta.flightglobal.com/news/articles/three-ukrainian-carriers-seek-tie-up-approval-338364/| newspaper = Flightglobal| publisher = Reed Elsevier| date = 2010-02-12| accessdate = 2011-07-22}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Through the asset management company Mansvell Enterprises Limited, he controlled [[Skyways (airline)|Skyways Express]], [[City Airline]], and [[Cimber Sterling]] aviation companies.<ref name=reuters070711>{{cite news| title = Cimber Sterling gets 165 mln DKK lifeline| first = Metet | last = Fraende| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/07/cimbersterling-mansvell-idUSLDE6BL15L20110707| agency = Reuters| date = 2011-07-07| accessdate = 2011-07-22}}</ref> He also has media interests in the [[1+1 Media Group]], which operates eight Ukrainian TV channels.<ref name=economist-20150328/> Kolomoyskyi is a billionaire listed in 2007 by [[Forbes]] as the 799th-richest man in the world (with 3.8 billion dollars,<ref>[http://en.for-ua.com/blog/2007/05/29/124040.html 50 richest Ukrainians] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711020344/http://en.for-ua.com/blog/2007/05/29/124040.html |date=2011-07-11 }}, ForUm (May 29, 2007)</ref> in 2010 ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' estimated his wealth at $6.243 billion.<ref name=2010ealrth/>) In March 2012 ''[[Forbes magazine|Forbes]]'' placed him 377th with $3 billion.<ref name=ForbesLOB2012KP>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/123875/ Eight Ukrainians make Forbes magazine's list of world billionaires], [[Kyiv Post]] (8 March 2012)</ref> In 2010 ''Kyiv Post'' listed Kolomoyskyi as the second richest person in Ukraine;<ref name=2010ealrth/> in 2012 ''Forbes'' rated him the third richest person in Ukraine.<ref name=ForbesLOB2012KP/> In these lists Kolomoyskyi has only been surpassed in wealth by [[Rinat Akhmetov]] or/and [[Viktor Pinchuk]].<ref name=ForbesLOB2012KP/><ref name="Rich Man In A Poor Country"/> In March 2015, after the sharp decline in the value of the [[Ukrainian hryvnia]], ''The Economist'' listed his net worth as $1.36 billion.<ref name=economist-20150328/> Since 2010 rumors were circulating that Kolomoiskyi's assets were coming under pressure from the authorities.<ref name=2010ealrth>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/93080/ #2 Richest: Ihor Kolomoisky, 47], [[Kyiv Post]] (December 17, 2010)</ref> Kolomoiskyi controls his business empire from [[Switzerland]].<ref name="RT-Rule-by-oligarchs">[http://rt.com/news/ukraine-oligarch-rule-governors-512/ "Rule by oligarchs: Kiev appoints billionaires to govern east,"] [[RT (TV network)|RT]] (March 03, 2014). Retrieved (March 03, 2014).</ref> Kolomoyskyi has used Privat's "quasi-military forces" to enforce hostile takeovers of companies, sending a team of "hired rowdies armed with baseball bats, iron bars, gas and rubber bullet pistols and chainsaws" to forcibly take over a Kremenchuk steel plant in 2006,<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2013/07/15/an-injection-of-rule-of-law-for-ukrainian-business-oligarchs-lawsuit-could-help-improve-the-culture-of-business-dealings-in-the-post-soviet-space/ An Injection Of Rule Of Law For Ukrainian Business?] - Forbes, 15 July 2013</ref> and has used "a mix of phony court orders (often involving corrupt judges and/or registrars) and strong-arm tactics" to replace directors on the boards of companies he purchases stakes in.<ref>[http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/195549-ukraines-real-problem-crony-capitalism Ukraine’s real problem: crony capitalism] - [[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]], 15 Jan 2014</ref> Kolomoyskyi was criticized by [[List of High Court judges of England and Wales|Mr Justice Mann]] in a court case in London involving an attempted hostile takeover of an oil company, with the judge stating that he had "a reputation of having sought to take control of a company at gunpoint in Ukraine" and that a finance director considered she had "strong grounds for doubting the honesty of Mr Kolomoyskyi".<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/raiders-from-the-east-the-oligarchs-who-won-their-case-but-took-a-battering-8807681.html Raiders from the east: The oligarchs who won their case but took a battering] - The Independent, 11 September 2013</ref> Following the [[2014 Russian annexation of Crimea]] the Crimean assets of Kolomoyskyi have been nationalized; according to Crimean leader [[Sergey Aksyonov]] this was "totally justified due to the fact that he is one of the initiators and financiers of the special [[ATO zone|anti-terrorist operation]] in the [[Eastern Ukraine]] where [[Russian citizens]] are being killed".<ref>[http://www.ceeinsight.net/2014/09/05/kolomoyskyis-assets-nationalized-crimea-sergey-aksyonov/ Kolomoyskyi’s assets to be nationalized in Crimea – Sergey Aksyonov] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308072234/http://www.ceeinsight.net/2014/09/05/kolomoyskyis-assets-nationalized-crimea-sergey-aksyonov/ |date=2016-03-08 }}, [[CEE INSIGHT]] (September 05, 2014)</ref><ref>[http://tass.ru/en/economy/854261 Ukrainian tycoon’s estate in Crimea sold for $18 mln], [[Russian News Agency TASS]] (February 03, 2016)</ref> In response Kolomoyskyi has filed a complaint against [[Russia]] at the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]]; according to Russia, the court has no jurisdiction over the matter and that it will not participate in proceedings.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-russia-arbitration-idUSL8N14Q2N820160106 UPDATE 1-Ukrainian businessman sues over annexed Crimea airport], [[Reuters]] (Jan 6, 2016)</ref> ==Kolomoyskyi and Ukrainian politics== Analysts have listed Kolomoyskyi as an ally of Ukrainian politician [[Yulia Tymoshenko]] and her [[Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko]].<ref name=Rencs/> Although according to [[RIA Novosti]] (in January 2010), Kolomoysky relations with Tymoshenko "were soured some time ago, probably due to his refusal to finance [[2010 Ukrainian presidential election|Tymoshenko's election campaign]]" in 2010.<ref name="RT-Rule-by-oligarchs"/><ref>[http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20100120/157627000.html Yanukovych versus Tymoshenko], [[RIA Novosti]] (January 20, 2010)</ref> [[Croatia]]n newspaper ''[[Nacional (weekly)|Nacional]]'' claimed in September 2007 that Kolomoyskyi had become an ally of (then) [[Ukrainian President]] [[Victor Yushchenko]] and had financed Yushchenko's [[Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc]].<ref name=natcio/> In the [[2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election]] Kolomoyskyi was perceived as being one of [[UDAR]]'s main sponsors.<ref name="RT-Rule-by-oligarchs"/><ref name="CESOlszańskiUKel12">[http://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/eastweek/2012-11-07/after-parliamentary-elections-ukraine-a-tough-victory-party-regions After the parliamentary elections in Ukraine: a tough victory for the Party of Regions], [[Centre for Eastern Studies]] (7 November 2012)</ref> This has been denied by UDAR.<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/klitschko-udars-election-campaign-to-cost-hr-90-million-312994.html Klitschko: UDAR's election campaign to cost Hr 90 million], [[Kyiv Post]] (15 September 2012)</ref> Kolomoyski owns 70% of the [[1+1 Media Group]] whose TV channel [[1+1 (TV channel)|1+1]] aired "[[Servant of the People]]", the comedy series in which [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] played the role of president of Ukraine. On 31 March 2019 Zelensky won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine's real presidential elections,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47767440|title=Ukraine comic leads presidential poll first round|author=|date=1 April 2019|publisher=|accessdate=14 May 2019|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> resulting in [[Yulia Tymoshenko]] being eliminated from the next round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-election-news-zelenskiy-first-round-polls-poroshenko-tymoshenko-latest-a8847951.html|title=Comedian Zelensky leads after first round of Ukrainian election, exit poll shows|author=|date=31 March 2019|website=The Independent|accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref> On April 21, 2019 Zelensky went on to win the presidential election. ===Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast=== On 2 March 2014, amidst the [[2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine]], acting President [[Oleksandr Turchynov]] appointed Kolomoyskyi Governor of [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/03/world/europe/ukraine-turns-to-its-oligarchs-for-political-help.html Ukraine Turns to Its Oligarchs for Political Help], [[nytimes.com]] (2 March 2014)</ref> Two days later, [[Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] described Kolomoyskyi as a "unique crook," and said that the citizens of Dnipropetrovsk were not happy with his appointment as Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.<ref name=BVKolG/> According to Putin, [[Roman Abramovich]] has been cheated by Igor Kolomoyskyi. Putin claimed that Kolomoyskyi had reneged on a contract with Abramovich, saying "He [Kolomoyskyi] even managed to cheat our Roman Abramovich two or three years ago. Scammed him, as our intellectuals like to say. They signed some deal, Abramovich transferred several billion dollars, while this guy never delivered and pocketed the money. When I asked him [Abramovich]: "Why did you do it?" he said: "I never thought this was possible."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Vladimir-putin-press-conference-on-the-situation-in-ukraine-annotated/|title=Vladimir Putin – Press conference on the situation in Ukraine|author=|date=|website=Genius|accessdate=8 February 2018}}</ref> In contrast, ''[[The Daily Beast]],'' a US publication, wrote in mid-June 2014 that Kolomoyskyi enjoyed the local population's strong support. "I don't care if he's like Hitler, as long as he prevents war coming here," says a local restaurateur.<ref name="enjoys strong support from the local population">[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/12/dnipropetrovsk-the-ukrainian-town-determined-to-stop-putin.html The Town Determined to Stop Putin], [[The Daily Beast]] (12 June 2014)</ref> In April 2014 Kolomoyskyi offered a bounty for the capture of Russian-backed militants and incentives for the turning in of weapons.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/17/ukrainian-oligarch-offers-financial-rewards-russians-igor-kolomoisky Ukrainian oligarch offers bounty for capture of Russian 'saboteurs'] - The Guardian, 18 April 2014</ref> He also is believed to have spent $10 million to create the [[Dnipro Battalion]],<ref name="enjoys strong support from the local population"/><ref name=WSJ2714>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-secret-weapon-feisty-oligarch-ihor-kolomoisky-1403886665 Ukraine's Secret Weapon: Feisty Oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky], [[The Wall Street Journal]] (June 27, 2014)</ref> and also funded the [[Aidar Battalion|Aidar]], [[Azov Battalion|Azov]], Dnepr 1, Dnepr 2, and Donbas [[Territorial defense battalions (Ukraine)|volunteer battalions]].<ref name=nw-20140910>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsweek.com/evidence-war-crimes-committed-ukrainian-nationalist-volunteers-grows-269604 |title=Ukrainian Nationalist Volunteers Committing 'ISIS-Style' War Crimes |author=Damien Sharkov |newspaper=Newsweek |date=10 September 2014 |accessdate=28 March 2015}}</ref> Russia is asking for Kolomoyskyi to be put on [[Interpol]]'s wanted list.<ref>"[http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_06_21/Russia-puts-Ukraines-acting-interior-minister-Dnepropetrovsk-governor-on-intl-wanted-list-4457/ Russia puts Ukraine's interior minister, Dnepropetrovsk governor on int'l wanted list]". [[Voice of Russia]]. June 21, 2014.</ref> On 2 July 2014 a Russian District Court authorized his arrest in absentia for "organizing the killing of civilians".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/moscow-court-sanctions-arrest-of-ukraine-tycoon-governor-kolomoisky/502854.html|title=Moscow Court Sanctions Arrest of Ukraine Tycoon Governor Kolomoisky|author=|date=|website=themoscowtimes.com|accessdate=8 February 2018}}</ref> In March 2015, after the dismissal of Oleksandr Lazorko, who was a protege of Kolomoyskyi, as a chief executive of [[UkrTransNafta]], Ukraine's state-owned oil pipeline operator, men reported to be Kolomoyskyi's personal militia raided the UkrTransNafta's headquarters to expel the new government-appointed chief from the office. While Lazorko was in charge the state-owned pipelines had been delivering oil to an Kolomoisky-owned refinery in preference to competitors.<ref name=economist-20150328/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bershidsky|first1=Leonid|title=Ukraine's Oligarchs Are at War (Again)|url=http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-03-20/ukraine-s-oligarchs-are-at-war-again-|publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]|date=March 20, 2015}}</ref> According to Kolomoyskyi the raids were done with the aim to protect the companies from raiders and he related to it as a "PR-stunt to improve the ratings of smaller parties".<ref>[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/kolomoisky-speaks-of-his-inner-tug-of-war-and-patriots-from-the-opposition-bloc-384757.html Kolomoisky speaks of his inner tug-of-war and patriots from the Opposition Bloc], [[Kyiv Post]] (March 29, 2015)</ref> On March 25, 2015, Ukrainian President [[Petro Poroshenko]] signed a decree dismissing Kolomoyskyi from the post of Dnipropetrovsk RSA Head, saying "Dnipropetrovsk region must remain a bastion of Ukraine in the East and protect peace". Kolomoyskyi was replaced by [[Valentyn Reznichenko]].<ref name=economist-20150328>{{cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21647355-building-nation-means-putting-plutocrats-their-place-president-v-oligarch |title=President v oligarch |newspaper=The Economist |date=28 March 2015 |accessdate=28 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=President signed a Decree on dismissal of Ihor Kolomoyskyi from the post of Dnipropetrovsk RSA Head|url=http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/32541.html|publisher=Press office of President of Ukraine|accessdate=25 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327222425/http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/32541.html|archive-date=27 March 2015|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32051743 Ukraine arrests two top officials at cabinet meeting], [[BBC News]] (25 March 2015)</ref> ===Jewish politics=== Kolomoyski is a prominent supporter of [[History of the Jews in Ukraine|Ukraine's Jewish community]]<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a99fc964-a189-11e3-a29e-00144feab7de.html Akhmetov joins Ukraine oligarchs in pledging to protect homeland] - Financial Times, 2 March 2014</ref> and the president of the United Jewish Community of Ukraine.<ref name=jpost/> In 2010, he was appointed as the president of the European Council of Jewish Communities (ECJC)<ref name="kyiv">[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/2-richest-ihor-kolomoisky-47-93080.html #2 Richest: Ihor Kolomoisky] - Kyiv Post, 17 Dec 2010</ref> after promising the outgoing president he would donate $14 million,<ref name="jweek">[http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/63331/european-jewish-parliament-off-to-a-semi-comedic-start/ European Jewish Parliament off to a semi-comedic start] - JWeekly, 3 November 2011</ref> with his appointment being described as a "[[putsch]]"<ref name="jpost">[http://www.jpost.com/Features/Front-Lines/A-necessary-putsch A necessary putsch?] - Jerusalem Post, 29 Oct 2010</ref><ref name=kyiv/> and a "Soviet-style takeover"<ref>[http://www.jta.org/2010/11/02/news-opinion/world/like-nbas-nets-european-jewish-group-gets-an-oligarch-but-some-see-soviet-style-takeover Like NBA’s Nets, European Jewish group gets an oligarch, but some see Soviet-style takeover] - [[Jewish Telegraphic Agency|JTA]], 2 November 2010</ref> by other ECJC board members. After several ECJC board members resigned in protest, Kolomyski quit the ECJC and, together with fellow Ukrainian oligarch [[Vadim Rabinovich]], founded the [[European Jewish Union]].<ref name=jweek/> === Fighting against separatism === On February 22, 2014, he said that separatism would not take place in Dnipropetrovsk. [[Hennadiy Kernes|Kernes's]] opening of the "Ukrainian Front" he called the misunderstanding and urged politicians to soberly look at the situation and form their position "in the light of the Constitution of Ukraine".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censor.net.ua/news/272122/kolomoyiskiyi_separatizm_na_vostoke_i_yuge_ukrainy_ne_proyidet_my_ne_dadim_raskolot_stranu|title=Коломойский: "Сепаратизм на Востоке и Юге Украины не пройдет. Мы не дадим расколоть страну!"|first=|last=Цензор.НЕТ|date=|website=Цензор.НЕТ|accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vaadua.org/news/kolomoyskiy-predupredil-kernesa-chto-separatizm-ne-proydet|title=Коломойский предупредил Кернеса, что сепаратизм не пройдет|author=|date=22 February 2014|website=Ассоциация еврейских организаций и общин Украины (Ваад)|accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref> On April 17, deputy head of the [[Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast|DODA]] Filatov stated that Kolomoisky would pay $10,000 for each transferred Russian saboteur. On April 22, deputy head of the National Defense Staff of the Dnipropetrovsk region Mikhail Lysenko informed that Kolomoisky paid 10 thousand US dollars for the arrest of 8 Russian saboteurs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://24tv.ua/news/showNews.do?kolomoyskiy_vzhe_viplativ_80_tis_dolariv_za_zatrimanih_separatistiv&objectId=435069|title=Коломойський вже виплатив 80 тис доларів за затриманих сепаратистів|author=|date=|website=24 Канал|accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref> On June 3, a $500,000 reward was given for the delivery of Oleg Tsarov, leader of the separatists, to the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.5.ua/polityka/kolomoiskyi-oholosyv-vynahorodu-za-tsarova-u-pivmiliona-dolariv-32869.html|title=Коломойський оголосив винагороду за Царьова у півмільйона доларів|author=|date=|website=5 канал|accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref> ==Recent years== After leaving the Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast post, Kolomoyskyi obtained a [[U.S. Visa]]. He moved to mainly reside in Switzerland, also spending time in the United States.<ref name=tass-20160330>{{cite news |url=http://tass.ru/en/world/865933 |title=Expert says Ukrainian tycoon closing TV channel signals his intention to leave country |publisher=TASS |date=30 March 2016 |accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> In 2015 [[Victor Pinchuk]] brought a $2 billion civil action against Kolomoyskyi and [[Gennadiy Bogolyubov]] in the [[High Court of Justice]] in London over the 2004 purchase of a Ukrainian mining company. Allegations made include murder and bribery.<ref name=telegraph-20151204>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/12034304/Ukrainian-oligarchs-clash-in-court-over-2bn-business-deal-amid-claims-of-murder-and-bribery.html |title=Ukrainian oligarchs clash in court over $2bn business deal amid claims of murder and bribery |author=David Barrett |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=4 December 2015 |accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Armitage|first1=Jim|title=Oligarchs at war: Claims of murder among Ukrainian billionaires in High Court case|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/oligarchs-at-war-claims-of-murder-among-ukrainian-billionaires-in-high-court-case-10107612.html|accessdate=30 September 2015|work=The Independent|date=13 March 2015}}</ref> In January 2016 an undisclosed out of court settlement was reached just before the trial was due to start.<ref name=guardian-20160122>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/22/ukrainian-oligarchs-settle-mine-dispute-worth-billions-out-of-court |title=Ukrainian oligarchs settle mine dispute worth billions out of court |author=Owen Bowcott, Shaun Walker |newspaper=The Guardian |date=22 January 2016 |accessdate=25 November 2016}}</ref> In January 2016 Kolomoyskyi brought a complaint in the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] against [[Russia]], alleging he was deprived of his right to operate a passenger airport in [[Crimea]] after [[2014 Russian annexation of Crimea|Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014]].<ref name=reuters-20160106>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-russia-arbitration-idUSL8N14Q2N820160106 |title=UPDATE 1-Ukrainian businessman sues over annexed Crimea airport |author=Thomas Escritt |publisher=Reuters |date=6 January 2016 |accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref><ref name=mt-20140903>{{cite news |url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/crimea-nationalizes-assets-of-pro-kiev-ukrainian-billionaire/506364.html |title=Crimea Nationalizes Assets of Pro-Kiev Ukrainian Billionaire |newspaper=Moscow Times |date=3 September 2014 |accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> A criminal case against Kolomoisky was also started in Russia in January 2016, where he is accused of organizing murders and the use of prohibited methods of warfare.<ref name=jewishbusinessnews-20160108>{{cite news |url=http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/01/08/russia-opens-criminal-case-against-igor-kolomoisky/ |title=Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Igor Kolomoisky |newspaper=Jewish Business News |date=8 January 2016 |accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> During its November 2016 party congress Kolomoyskyi was elected into the party leadership of (the political party) [[UKROP]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pda.pravda.com.ua/news/id_7127923/|title=Новини - Українська правда|author=|date=|website=pda.pravda.com.ua|accessdate=8 February 2018}}</ref> In 2016 Ihor Kolomoisky and his business partner [[Gennadiy Bogolyubov]] have been accused of defrauding Ukraine’s largest bank [[PrivatBank]] of billions of dollars. The Ukrainian government nationalized the bank in 2016 after paying off a $5.6 billion bailout. The lawsuit against Kolomoisky was brought by PrivatBank to the [[High Court in London]] and initially resulted in freezing $2.6 billion of the oligarch's assets. However, in 2018 the [[High Court in London]] ruled that it had no jurisdiction for further proceedings and found that "PrivatBank "fabricated" the case in an attempt to bring a claim in London"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fieldfisher.com/media/2018/12/london-high-court-throws-out-privatbank-claim-against-kolomoisky|title=London High Court throws out PrivatBank claim against Kolomoisky - Fieldfisher|author=|date=|website=www.fieldfisher.com|accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref> == Awards == * 2006 – Knight of [[Order of Merit (Ukraine)|the Order "For Merits"]] III degree (August 19).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4871.html |title=Указ Президента України № 697/2006 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» |access-date=2019-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306062250/http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4871.html |archive-date=2012-03-06 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref> * 2015 – "For sacrifice and love for Ukraine" - from the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate|UOC-KP]] and Patriarch [[Filaret (Denysenko)|Filaret]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://espreso.tv/news/2015/03/28/kyyivskyy_patriarkhat_nahorodyv_kolomoyskoho_medallyu_quotza_zhertovnistquot|title=Київський патріархат нагородив Коломойського медаллю "за жертовність"|author=|date=|website=espreso.tv|accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref> ==See also== *[[Ukrainian oligarchs]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} {{2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolomoyskyi, Ihor}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Dnipro]] [[Category:Ukrainian Jews]] [[Category:Governors of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]] [[Category:Businesspeople in metals]] [[Category:Businesspeople in the oil industry]] [[Category:Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class]] [[Category:Jewish philanthropists]] [[Category:National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine alumni]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Israel]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Cyprus]] [[Category:Privat Group]] [[Category:Soviet Jews]] [[Category:Ukrainian billionaires]] [[Category:Ukrainian mass media owners]] [[Category:Ukrainian philanthropists]] [[Category:Ukrainian football chairmen and investors]] [[Category:FC Dnipro]] [[Category:Pro-Ukrainian people of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine]] [[Category:Cypriot billionaires]] [[Category:Oligarchs]] [[Category:Jewish Ukrainian politicians]]'