Facts: - name: dimitris melissanidis - religion: greek orthodox - boards: founder '' ' co-owner of '' 'em ma delta hellenic holdings & ltd '' ' shareholder of '' ' opap '' ' owner administrative leader of '' ' aek athens f.c. '' ' of '' ' aegean marine petroleum - occupation: entrepreneur and shipowner Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dimitris melissanidis .
dimitris melissanidis -lrb- greek : -rrb- born june 15 , 1951 in nikaia , greece , is a greek business shipping magnate and oil tycoon who is one of greece 's most successful businessmen .dimitris melissanidis who is nicknamed '' tiger '' is sometimes described as the largest supplier of fuel oil on the planet .he is the founder and owner of aegean marine petroleum which is the largest independent fuel supplier in the world and the second largest oil company in greece , a majority shareholder of opap , which is europe 's biggest betting firm , the co-owner of emma delta ltd and leader of aek athens f.c. melissanidis is a member of the lloyd 's list of the 100 most influential people in the world shipping industry and has been repeatedly acknowledged for his prestigious international shipping contribution .melissanidis has also been acknowledged for his successful business career on '' forbes '' magazine .he has served as aek athens football club 's thirtieth -lrb- 30th -rrb- and thirty second -lrb- 32nd -rrb- president , serving from 1992 -- 1993 and 1994-1995 respectively .he was also president of aek during 1998-1999 but enic group was the shareholder .on june 7 , 2013 , with aek relegated to the amateur division because of financial problems , dimitris melissanidis became again active for the club as an administrative leader .later , together with other notable aek fans and old players , they created the non-profit association '' union friends of aek '' -lrb- '' enosi filon aek '' -rrb- which took the majority stake of the football club .