Russian citizen tops list of Emirates’ richest people

The American magazine “Forbes” published an annual ranking of the richest people in the world for the year 2021, and included a list of the richest people in the Emirates and the list included 11 personalities.

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It is noted in the list that the founder of the “Telegram” app, Russian businessman Pavel Durov, tops the list of the richest people in the Emirates, with “Forbes” estimating his fortune at $ 17.2 billion.

And Dorov ranked 112th in the list of the richest people in the world. Dorov, besides being the founder of the Telegram app, is also the founder of the largest Russian social network, Vkontakte.

Pavel Durov was born in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, and in addition to Russian nationality, this Russian businessman has the nationality of Saint Kitts and Nevis, an island located between the Atlantic Ocean and the sea. of the Caribbean.

Due to its development of the network “VKontakte” (VK), which is the largest social network in Russia, Dorov, who lives in the UAE city of Dubai, is called the Russian name Zuckerberg.

Durov separates a big difference from Indian businessman MA Yusuf Ali, who came in second in the UAE’s list of richest people with an estimated wealth of $ 4.8 billion.

Youssef Ali is considered the king of retail in the Middle East, where he heads the “LuLu Hypermarket” group, which has an estimated turnover of over $ 7.4 billion and owns 193 stores.

Majid Al Futtaim and his family are in third place with a fortune of $ 3.6 billion. This businessman has successfully developed and managed a large number of shopping centers, including the “Mall of the Emirates”. Its subsidiary also has “Carrefour” retail stores in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Here is a list of the richest people in the Emirates, according to the Forbes ranking:

Source: RT

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