Kirill Shamalov
Kirill Nikolayevich Shamalov (Russian: Кирилл Николаевич Шамалов; born 22 March 1982) is a Russian businessman, the ex-husband of Katerina Tikhonova and the ex-son-in-law of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. He was the former economic advisor to the Russian government.
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| Born | Kirill Nikolayevich Shamalov 22 March 1982 |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Alma mater | St. Petersburg State University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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| Children | 1 |
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He is the younger son of Nikolai Shamalov, a co-owner of Rossiya Bank and a close Putin confidant.
After marrying Putin's daughter in 2013, Shamalov was offered numerous lucrative and preferential business deals worth billions of dollars. He became Russia's youngest billionaire at the age of 32. Shamalov is a director and part-owner of Sibur, a Russian petrochemicals company. Shamalov's 21% stake in the company is reportedly worth $2 billion. The price for the stake and the circumstances behind the acquisition of the stake are unclear. Immediately after marrying Putin's daughter, he obtained a 3.8% stake (valued at $388 million) in the company for $100.
In 2018, the United States sanctioned him. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shamalov was sanctioned by the United Kingdom.