Vagit Alekperov

Vagit Alekperov
Vagit Alekperov
Vahid Ələkbərov
	Alekperov in 2013
Born	1 September 1950; Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Citizenship	Russia
Alma mater	Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University , Master of Engineering
Occupation	Chairman of the supervisory board of Basic Element Company
Spouse	Larisa Victorovna Alekperova
Children	1
Awards	Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2nd class); Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (3rd class); Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (4th class); Order of Friendship; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order Of The Madar Horseman (1st class); Order of the Crown (Commander); Shohrat Order; Order of Friendship (2nd class);

Vagit Yusufovich Alekperov (Azerbaijani: Vahid Yusifoviç Ələkbərov, Russian: Вагит Юсуфович Алекперов; born 1 September 1950) is a Russian businessman of Azerbaijani origin and an oligarch. He was the President of the oil company Lukoil from 1993 until 2022.

As of March 2025, according to the Forbes magazine, Alekperov has an estimated net worth of US$28.7 billion, making him the wealthiest person in Russia and the sixty-third in the world. Alekperov previously owned a 36.8% stake in football club Spartak Moscow. Fellow former Spartak owner Leonid Fedun is Alekperov's close associate. Alekperov also owned superyacht builder Heesen Yachts until 2022.

As part of the international governmental responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have imposed sanctions against Alekperov.