Oleg Deripaska became a metals broker who specialized in trading aluminum after graduating from Moscow State University with a degree in Physics.
Deripaska also expanded into agribusiness, energy, financial services, and machinery. In 2017, he was granted Cypriot citizenship. Oleg is a controversial oligarch and President Putin’s ally.
Meet Oleg Deripaska’s Children
Deripaska was married to Polina Yumasheva, the daughter of Boris Yeltsin’s top adviser Valentin Yumashev and stepdaughter of Yeltsin’s daughter Tatyana. While Yeltsin was president, Deripaska’s close ties put him in Yeltsin’s inner circle, dubbed “The Family”. In 2017. Deripaska and Yumasheva had divorced.
The couple has two children: a son, Pyotr Deripaska who was born in 2001, and a daughter, Maria Deripaska also born in 2003.
As of 2022, Pyotr will be about 21 years old, whereas Maria will be 19. However, Polina and Oleg have kept their children away from the spotlight.
