The Portuguese government announced Thursday that Russian oligarch and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich has been granted citizenship.
The Portuguese government announced Thursday that Russian oligarch and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich has been granted citizenship.
Since 2015, Portugal has offered Sephardi Jews Portuguese nationality as a form of reparation for their ancestors’ expulsions and persecution at the end of the 15th century.
Israeli citizenship has also been granted to the billionaire.
According to Forbes, Abramovich is worth more than $14 billion (12.3 billion euros). On the magazine’s list of the world’s billionaires for 2021, he was ranked 142nd.
Since 2015, Portugal has offered Sephardi Jews Portuguese nationality as a form of reparation for their ancestors’ expulsions and persecution at the end of the 15th century.
Israeli citizenship has also been granted to the billionaire.
According to Forbes, Abramovich is worth more than $14 billion (12.3 billion euros). On the magazine’s list of the world’s billionaires for 2021, he was ranked 142nd.
