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Vadym Novynskyi

Vadym Novynskyi
Вадим Новинский
Novynskyi in 2016
Born (1963-06-03) 3 June 1963 (age 61)
CitizenshipUkrainian (since 2012)
Alma materLeningrad Academy of Civil Aviation
Occupation(s)Politician and businessman
WebsiteOfficial website

Vadym Novynskyi (Ukrainian: Вадим Новинський; born 3 June 1963[1]) is a Ukrainian (before May 2012 – a Russian[2][3]) businessman, priest and former politician of Armenian descent.[4][5][6] He is the owner of the Ukrainian Smart Holding Group[3] with an estimated net worth of $1.9 billion in March 2013.[2] He is also a protodeacon as part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) (UOCMP).[7]

As of 2023 he was one of the wealthiest people in Ukraine. Former member of the Ukrainian Parliament of VII – IX convocations.[8] In 2015–2019 he represented Ukraine in PACE.[9]

Junior business partner of Rinat Akhmetov. The main shareholder of Smart Group, the owner of a blocking stake in the metallurgical holding Metinvest and other assets.

In April 2020 was appointed as a deacon (since 2021 – a protodeacon) of the UOCMP. As of 2023, he was active as a priest in Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Resurrection, Zürich, Switzerland.[10]

He is one of the largest Ukrainian patrons. The Vadim Novinsky Foundation reportedly provides assistance to medical and rehabilitation centres, as one of the charitable foundations that contribute during the coronavirus pandemic[11] and the Russo-Ukrainian War.[12]

  1. ^ (in Russian) Short bio, Liga.net
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ForbesVN13 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference IU8713VNc224 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ У Новинського знайшлося вірменське коріння. Бізнесмен продав рудоуправління у Севастополі своєму братові Ашоту Малхасяну. 21 августа 2015.
  5. ^ [1], Главком
  6. ^ "Архивированная копия" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Новинський, як диякон РПЦвУ, взяв участь в богослужінні в країні-агресорі на честь Алєксандра Нєвского". Духовний Фронт України (in Ukrainian). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Vadym Novinsky decided to draw up the credentials of a Member of Parliament". babel.ua. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Vadym NOVYNSKYI – page on PACE's website". 20 June 2023.
  10. ^ Odehnal, Bernhard (22 April 2023). "Oligarch in Schweizer Kirche – "Putins Peitsche" zelebriert Messen in Zürich". Der Bund (in German). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  11. ^ "The Vadym Novynskyy Foundation allocated over UAH 80 million to fight COVID-19". Fakty (in Ukrainian). 20 June 2023.
  12. ^ "УПЦ та Фонд Вадима Новинського роздали більше 40 тисяч продуктових наборів жителям України, які страждають від війни — Delo.ua". delo.ua (in Ukrainian). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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