Vitaly Malkin [SEP] place of birth
Vitaly Malkin
Vitaly Borisovich Malkin () (born 16 September 1952) is a Russian-Israeli business oligarch and politician who was born in Pervouralsk near Ekaterinburg in central Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. He is married and has three children. His fortune is estimated by "Forbes" to be $1 billion.
Business/political career.
Malkin built his fortune in the banking sector, notably with his business partner Bidzina Ivanishvili. The two men founded Rossiysky Kredit, which was the third largest Russian
bank until the financial crisis of 1998. He has been a member of Russian Senate since 2004 and is now officially retired from business. He represents the east Siberian republic of Buryatia in the Federation Council since 2004. In 2012, headed a delegation of four Russian senators in Washington lobbying against the Magnitsky Act. Vitaly Malkin and his colleagues tried to convince American senators that Sergei Magnitsky was a criminal and that he died from pancreatitis.
Controversy.
According to the "National Post" (Canada), Malkin was denied