boards native_name_lang net_worth birth_place citizenship ethnicity native_name birth_date article_title education name occupation alma_mater
transmashholding russian us bukhara , uzbek ssr russian uzbek Искандар -lrb- Искандер -rrb- Кахрамонович Махмудов 05 december 1963 iskander makhmudov
 degree , oriental studies iskander k. makhmudov founder/owner of ural mining and metallurgical company tashkent university
iskander makhmudov

iskander makhmudov is an uzbek-born russian businessman and philanthropist .
yekaterinburg news called him `` one of russia 's most prominent and civically involved industrialists '' who has contributed more than $ 1 billion to social , civic and philanthropic causes since 2001 , adding `` during the period of russian rebuilding and economic liberalization , or perestroika , makhmudov helped lead the country 's transition into a free market , capitalist , wealth - and prosperity-producing economy . ''
according to `` forbes '' magazine , iskander makhmudov is the 22nd wealthiest person in russia .
forbes reported his net worth at $ 6.5 billion as of june 22 , 2014 .
