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Mikhail Khodorkovsky

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (June 26, 1963- )
    Wealthiest man in Russia
    Created Bank Menatep (1989)
    Acquired large amounts of shares in YUKOS, a Russian petroleum company (1995)
    Ranked as the 16th wealthiest man in the world (2001)
    Convicted of embezzlement and money laundering (December 27, 2010)

Why he might be annoying:

    He is a billionaire in a country that is largely in poverty.
    He tried to make political stands which upset the political leaders in Russia.
    He gained a lot of his wealth through the lucrative privatization deals of Russian business after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
    He had a reputation of bullying other oil companies before he decided to globalize his company.
    He was arrested for tax evasion shortly before making a huge merger with another Russian oil company (October 23, 2003).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He created one of the first private banks in Russia, Bank Menatap.
    He advocated lower oil prices as being a good thing for Yukos and the world economy.
    His arrest is more than likely politically motivated.
    His arrest involved two vans of fifteen masked soldiers charging into his private plane and taking him down by force, when he himself was unarmed.
    His arrest had a huge effect on the standing of the ruble.
    He went from living in a two-room communal apartment to being one of the richest men in the world.

Credit: Captain Howdy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 63 Votes: 69.84% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 65.67% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 108 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 214 Votes: 67.76% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 128 Votes: 50.78% Annoying