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{{Infobox person
| name        = German Borisovich Khan
| image       = German Khan, February 2010.jpeg
| alt         = 
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| birth_date  = {{Birth-date and age|df=yes|24 October 1961}}
| birth_place = [[Kiev, Ukraine]]
| other_names = 
| residence   = [[Odintsovsky District]], [[Moscow Oblast]], [[Russia]]
| citizenship = {{RUS}}
| ethnicity   = jewish<ref>{{cite web|last=Sher |first=Gilead |url=http://www.jpost.com/jewishWorld/jewishFeatures/Article.aspx?id=187418 |title=The world's 50 Richest jews: 11–20 |work=Jerusalem Post  |date=6 May 2011 |accessdate=14 May 2011}}</ref>
| alma_mater  = 
| occupation  = Businessman
| known_for   = Chairman of the Advisory Committee of [[Rosvodokanal]], Member of the Supervisory Board of [[Alfa Group]]
| networth    = {{profit}} $11.3 billion (Forbes 2014)<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/profile/german-khan] Forbes, Profile, March 2013</ref>
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'''German Borisovich Khan''' (born 24 October 1961 in [[Kiev]]) was born a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[jew]] but is today a [[Russia]]n businessman. 

His business interests are focused in the oil and gas industries. He studied at the [http://en.misis.ru Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (MISIS)]. When [[Alfa Group]] took over oil giant [[TNK-BP]], it was Khan who was chosen to run the operation. Today TNK is half-owned by [[BP]], but Khan retains his hold on the tiller, serving as executive director.

Khan's parents were from [[Lemberg|Lviv]]. He has three children and lives in the outskirts of Moscow.

He has been an active supporter of jewish initiatives in [[Russia]] and Europe. Khan makes large contribution to the work of the [[European jewish Fund]], a non-profit organization aimed at developing [[European jewry]] and promoting [[Toleration|tolerance]] and reconciliation on the continent. He is a leading member of the [[Russian jewish Congress]].<ref>http://www.rje.ru/rus/site.aspx?IID=52949&SECTIONID=52908{{dead link|date=May 2011}}</ref> Khan along with [[Stan Polovets]] and three fellow Russian jewish billionaires, [[Mikhail Fridman]], [[Pyotr Aven]], and [[Alexander Knaster]], founded the Genesis Philanthropy Group whose purpose is to develop and enhance jewish identity among Russian-speaking jews worldwide.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/world/europe/russians-establish-1-million-jewish-prize-with-israel.html?_r=0 New York Times: "Russians Join Israel to Start jewish Prize of $1 Million" by David M. Herszenhorn] 26 June 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/about/events/2009/project_genesis.asp Yad Vashem: "Ceremony Marking the Cooperation between Yad Vashem and the Genesis Philanthrophy Group"] 12 June 2009</ref>

According to US diplomatic cables released by [[wikileaks]], he is known for carrying handguns to his business meetings.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wikileaks-files/bp-wikileaks/8294145/AAR-AND-BP-NEGOTIATING-A-CEASE-FIRE.html AAR AND BP NEGOTIATING A "CEASE-FIRE"] 31 Jan 2011, [[Daily Telegraph]]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=GMUC&datatype=Person Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People]

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| NAME              = Khan, German Borisovich
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Russian businessman
| DATE OF BIRTH     = 24 October 1961
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Kiev]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
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[[Category:Alfa Group]]
[[Category:BP people]]
[[Category:Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys alumni]]



[[Category:Ukrainian jews]]
[[Category:Ukrainian emigrants to Russia]]

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