Net worth
$29.5B
Forbes Real-Time · as of Sep 24, 2026
Latest moves
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Recent SEC filings
This person doesn't file with the SEC.
Footprint
Companies
PJSC LukoilLKOH · MOEX · Co-founder · ~30% · as of Sep 2026
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- Ticker
- LKOH
- Exchange
- MOEX
- Role
- Co-founder (1991) and largest individual shareholder; stepped down as president and left the board in April 2022 after UK sanctions
- Stake
- ~30% (per Forbes)
- Stake as of
- 2026-09
Private deals
Lukoil signed a (non-exclusive) agreement to sell LUKOIL International GmbH (its international assets, excluding…Jan 2026
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- Lukoil signed a (non-exclusive) agreement to sell LUKOIL International GmbH (its international assets, excluding Kazakhstan operations) to Carlyle; requires OFAC approval; price not disclosed
- Date
- 2026-01-29
Gunvor's ~$22B offer for Lukoil's international operations (Oct/Nov 2025) collapsed after US Treasury said it would…Nov 2025
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- In full
- Gunvor's ~$22B offer for Lukoil's international operations (Oct/Nov 2025) collapsed after US Treasury said it would not license the deal
- Date
- 2025-11
Lukoil announced intention to divest international assets due to sanctions and began evaluating biddersOct 2025
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Coin collection; founded the International Numismatic Club in Moscow to display it
source ↗Formerly owned Dutch shipyard Heesen Yachts; transferred ownership to a Dutch foundation in 2022
source ↗Legal & regulatory
US OFAC designated Lukoil and Rosneft (plus 33 Russian subsidiaries) as blocked entities on Oct 22, 2025
source ↗Alekperov personally sanctioned by UK and Australia (April 2022), Canada (May 2022), New Zealand (Oct 2022)
source ↗Lukoil declared force majeure at Iraq's West Qurna-2 field (75% stake, ~480k bpd) on Nov 4, 2025 citing sanctions…
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- Lukoil declared force majeure at Iraq's West Qurna-2 field (75% stake, ~480k bpd) on Nov 4, 2025 citing sanctions; Iraq halted payments
Lukoil's Bulgarian entities (incl. Burgas refinery) placed under an external/special administrator (Nov 2025)
source ↗Giving
Foundation 'Our Future' (social entrepreneurship; founded 2007). Alekperov has said his Lukoil stake will pass to a charitable foundation under his will
source ↗Research gaps: Web search budget exhausted; used fetches of Forbes, Lukoil press center, US Treasury and Wikipedia only. Current exact Lukoil stake % not verified from a primary filing (Forbes ~30%; 28.3% as of Sept 2021 per Wikipedia). Status of Carlyle deal after Jan 2026 (OFAC approval, closing) not verified. Alekperov is not individually on the US SDN list per available sources (not confirmed). No real estate, holding vehicles, or dated watch items verified.
What to watch
OFAC decision on licensing Lukoil International sale to Carlyle (or other buyers) and any extension/expiry of related…
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- OFAC decision on licensing Lukoil International sale to Carlyle (or other buyers) and any extension/expiry of related general licenses
Fate of West Qurna-2 (Iraq) stake and Bulgarian Burgas refinery under special administration
source ↗Any change in US/UK sanctions on Lukoil or Alekperov in Russia-Ukraine negotiations
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