Vladimir Leonidovich Bogdanov (Russian: Владимир Леонидович Богданов; born 28 May 1951)[1] is a Russian businessman and oil tycoon.
In 1973, he graduated from Tyumen Industrial Institute with a degree in oil and gas and since then has worked in oil industry in Tyumen Oblast, mainly in Surgutneftegas. Since 1993, he is the President of Surgutneftegas, one of the largest Russian oil companies. In 1978-80 he occupied leading positions in Yuganskneftegaz. Since 1984 he has been the Director General of Surgutneftegas, which became a private company in 1993. In June 2001 Forbes claimed that Bogdanov was the third wealthiest Russian with $1.6 billion. He has been a member of the Khanty-Mansi legislature since 1996.[citation needed]
Bogdanov was also a confidant of Sergey Sobyanin during the successful 2001 Tyumen Oblast Governor election and of Vladimir Putin during the 2004 Russian Presidential Election.[citation needed]
In April 2018, the United States imposed sanctions on him and 23 other Russian nationals.[2][3]
In April 2022, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bogdanov was added to the European Union sanctions list "in response to the ongoing unjustified and unprovoked Russian military aggression against Ukraine and other actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine".[4]
He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[5]
