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Rem Viakhirev

Russian businessman (1934–2013)

Rem Ivanovich Viakhirev (or Vyakhirev; Russian: Рем Ива́нович Вя́хирев, IPA: [ˈrɛm ɨˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ˈvʲæxʲɪrʲɪf]; 23 August 1934 – 11 February 2013) was a Russian businessman. From 1992 to 2001, he was chairman of Gazprom.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Rem Viakhirev (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 23, 1934, died Feb 11, 2013.¹

About

In May 2001, Viakhirev had to resign as chairman during Putin's consolidation of economic power. His successor was Alexey Miller.

From Wikipedia’s article on Rem Viakhirev, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

GazpromChief executive officer 1992 to 2001¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedSamara State Technical University³

Career

Occupation: businessperson, politician, engineer.⁷

1992 to 2001Chief executive, Gazprom⁵
1992 to 2001CEO of Gazprom⁶
Date not recordedFounded Our Home – Russia⁴

Personal life

BornAug 23, 1934, Bolshaya Chernigovka⁸
DiedFeb 11, 2013, Moscow⁹
CitizenshipRussia, Soviet Union¹⁰

Viakhirev was married. He had a son Yuri (Russian: Юрий Вяхирев), daughter, grandson and two granddaughters.

From Wikipedia’s article on Rem Viakhirev (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

1999Order of Labour, 1st class¹¹
1997State Prize of the Russian Federation¹¹
Date not recordedDecoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria¹¹
Date not recordedHonorary Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR¹¹
Date not recordedMedal "For Distinguished Labour"¹¹
Date not recordedMedal In Commemoration of the Three Billionth Ton of Crude Oil Production in Tatarstan¹¹
Date not recordedOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Friendship of Peoples¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Honor¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Lenin¹¹

More awards (8)

Date not recordedOrder of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of the October Revolution¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of the Republic¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of the Yugoslav Star¹¹
Date not recordedRussian Federation Government Certificate of Honour¹¹
Date not recordedRussian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude¹¹
Date not recordedRussian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour¹¹
Date not recordedUSSR State Prize¹¹

Sources

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WikidataRem Viakhirev on Wikidata
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WikipediaRem Viakhirev on Wikipedia
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WikidataRem Viakhirev: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataRem Viakhirev: Founded Our Home – Russia, on Wikidata
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WikidataRem Viakhirev: Chief executive, Gazprom, on Wikidata
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WikidataRem Viakhirev: CEO of Gazprom, on Wikidata
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WikidataRem Viakhirev: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataRem Viakhirev: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataRem Viakhirev: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataRem Viakhirev: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataRem Viakhirev: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataGazprom, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsRem Viakhirev photo by Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0