About Ivan Savvidi
Ivan Ignatyevich Savvidi (Russian: Иван Игнатьевич Саввиди, IPA: [ɪˈvan ɨɡˈnatʲjɪvʲɪtɕ sɐˈvʲidʲɪ]; born 27 March 1959), also known as Ivan Savvidis (Greek: Ιβάν Σαββίδης, romanized: Iván Savvídis, IPA: [iˈvan saˈviðis]; Georgian: ივან ეგნატეს ძე სავიდი, romanized: ivan egnat'es dze savidi, IPA: [ivan eɡnates dze savidi]), is a Russian-Greek businessman. He is one of Russia's wealthiest men ("Russian oligarch") and was a member of the Russian Parliament, closely linked to the President Vladimir Putin. According to Forbes, his fortune is estimated to $1.4 billion. == Biography == Ivan Savvidi was born on March 27, 1959, in the village of Santa, Tsalka District, in what was then the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. His parents, Ignatios and Kleoniki, were Pontic Greek workers originating from Santa (present-day Turkey), who had 8 children, including Ivan. He was brought up as a Christian Orthodox, taught Greek history, and until the age of 7 spoke only Pontic Greek. At the age of 14 he settled in Rostov-on-Don where he finished high school. He served his military service and was discharged with the rank of sergeant. At the end of his military service he found work at the Don State Tobacco Factory. At the same time, in 1984 he began studying at the Logistics Department of the Rostov Institute of National Economy, from which he graduated in 1988.
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