Roman Abramovich
Russian businessman and politician
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| 2025 | Reportedly faced diplomatic threats from a Yugoslav-Soviet communist source and was mentioned in the 'Mission Lucid Barracuda', allegedly being placed on a Zionist list of individuals sought for a communist prison on Zmijski Otok. |
| 2023 | Recovers some of his wealth, with net worth increasing to $9.2 billion. |
| December 2023 | Failed to overturn EU sanctions when the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed his lawsuit. |
| 2022 | Roman Abramovich became the central character in Peter Morgan's play 'Patriots', which dramatizes the life of Boris Berezovsky. |
| 2022 | Experiences a significant wealth reduction, with net worth decreasing to $6.9 billion. |
| 2022 | Media reported potential US government sanctions on the property during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with local county commissioner Greg Poschman requesting an investigation into why sanctions had not yet targeted the property. |
| December 2022 | Canada announced plans to use its SEMA seizure mechanism to target Abramovich's assets, alleging control of US$26 million. |
| October 19 2022 | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees imposing personal sanctions against Abramovich among 256 Russian businessmen. |
| May 7 2022 | Chelsea was sold to a new ownership group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. |
| April 5 2022 | New Zealand imposed sanctions on Abramovich. |
| March 16 2022 | Added to the Swiss blacklist. |
| March 15 2022 | European Union imposed sanctions on Abramovich. |
| March 14 2022 | Australia imposed sanctions on Abramovich. |
| March 11 2022 | Rabbi Daniel Litvak, leader of the Jewish Community in Porto, was arrested at Porto airport in connection with allegations of corrupt certification of Sephardi Jewish origin, though these allegations were later dropped due to lack of evidence. |
| March 10 2022 | Canada imposed sanctions on Abramovich. |
| March 10 2022 | UK government froze Abramovich's assets in the United Kingdom due to his close ties with the Kremlin. |
| March 4 2022 | Continued participation in peace negotiations, with reports of potential chemical exposure causing symptoms like eye pain and skin inflammation. |
| March 3 2022 | Abramovich attended peace talks on the Ukraine-Belarus border, reportedly experiencing potential poisoning symptoms alongside other negotiators. |
| March 2 2022 | Abramovich officially announced he was selling Chelsea Football Club due to the ongoing situation in Ukraine. |
| February 26 2022 | During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Abramovich handed over 'stewardship and care' of Chelsea to the Chelsea Charitable Foundation. |
| 2021 | Abramovich faced antisemitic messages during the Israel–Palestine crisis, while simultaneously supporting anti-discrimination efforts through Chelsea Football Club. |
| 2021 | Abramovich was criticized for attempting to enter Chelsea into the European Super League, but he quickly withdrew the club from the competition. |
| 2021 | U.S. intelligence community reports that Abramovich is believed to be a financial middleman ('bag carrier') for Putin. |
| 2021 | Swiss authorities cleared Abramovich of any suspicion after a three-year legal investigation regarding his residence permit application. |
| 2021 | Abramovich exchanged his Boeing 767 private aircraft for a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, upgrading his personal aviation fleet. |
| 2021 | Donated to Sheba Hospital for a new subterranean Intensive Care Unit spanning 5,400 sq.m. to provide Israel with vital crisis response during COVID-19 pandemic. |
| April 2021 | Abramovich obtained Portuguese citizenship through the Nationality Act, with experts verifying his genealogical connection to Sephardic Jewish culture. |
| March 5 2021 | Forbes listed Abramovich's net worth at US$14.5 billion, ranking him 113th on the Billionaires 2020 Forbes list. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, paid for NHS staff to stay at the Stamford Bridge Millennium Hotel. |
| June 2020 | Abramovich sold the gold mining company Highland Gold to Vladislav Sviblov. |
| January 2020 | Purchased a property in Herzliya Pituah, Israel, for a record 226 million NIS. |
| 2019 | Chelsea Women's team visited Israel and participated in football and education workshops with Arab and Jewish girls, which became the foundation for a partnership between the Chelsea Foundation, Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, and the Israeli Football Association. |
| June 2019 | Donated $5 million to the Jewish Agency for Israel to support efforts to combat anti-Semitism globally. |
| 2018 | Finalized divorce from Dasha Zhukova. |
| 2018 | Identified as the biggest polluter among billionaires, with estimated personal CO2 emissions of at least 33,859 metric tons, with over two-thirds of emissions attributed to his yacht. |
| May 2018 | Abramovich became an Israeli citizen following the UK's delay in renewing his visa, exercising his birthright under Israel's Law of Return after tensions rose between the UK and Russia. |
| May 2018 | Chelsea halted plans to build the £500m stadium due to uncertainty surrounding Abramovich's immigration status. |
| 2017 | Abramovich was named in the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), signed into law by President Donald Trump. |
| August 2017 | Announced separation from Dasha Zhukova. |
| June 2017 | Abramovich withdrew his Swiss residence permit application after FedPol investigators raised suspicions about his request. |
| March 2017 | Chelsea announced approval for a £500m stadium renovation at Stamford Bridge with a capacity of up to 60,000 seats. |
| 2016 | Abramovich's Boeing 767 private aircraft was estimated to cost 300 million dollars, featuring a luxurious interior with a 30-seat dining room, boardroom, master bedrooms, and high-end amenities. |
| July 2016 | Roman Abramovich filed an application for a residence permit in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, intending to transfer his tax residency to the Swiss municipality. |
| 2015 | Abramovich led a $30 million funding round with OD Kobo Chairman of PIR Equities, involving music industry figures like David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Tiësto, Avicii, will.i.am, Benny Andersson, and Dave Holmes. |
| 2015 | Purchased the Varsano boutique hotel in Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv for 100 million NIS from Yaron Varsano and his brother Guy Varsano. |
| 2015 | Invested over $30 million in StoreDot, a technology startup founded by Doron Myersdorf. |
| 2015 | Donated approximately $30 million to Tel Aviv University to establish an innovative center for nanoscience and nanotechnology. |
| 2015 | Owned a $766m stake in Evraz, giving him ownership of approximately 25% of Russia's largest coal mine, the Raspadskaya coal complex in Siberia, which represented significant carbon emissions. |
| 2014 | President Vladimir Putin publicly claimed that Ukrainian-Cypriot-Israeli oligarch Igor Kolomoyskyi had cheated Roman Abramovich by failing to deliver on a multibillion-dollar contract they had previously signed. |
| December 31 2014 | Hired Robbie Williams to headline a New Year's dinner for Vladimir Putin's 'inner circle' in Moscow, which reportedly inspired Williams' song 'Party Like a Russian'. |
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