Albert Avdolyan

Albert Avdolyan (born 8 November 1970), is a Russian-Armenian businessman. In 2016 acquired Maltese citizenship through its citizenship for investment scheme.[1] He is specialized in the telecommunication sector. He is the founder and owner of Mobile WiMAX company Expatel and a shareholder of Yota, and is considered one of the key players of 4G technology in Russia.[2]

Albert Avdolyan
Born (1970-11-08) 8 November 1970
Krasnodar, Russia
CitizenshipRussian and Maltese
Spouse(s)Elena Avdolyan
Children4

Early career and personal life

In 1999, Avdolyan acquired 15% of the shares of Russian chemical company Usoliekhimprom.[3] Since 2003, he has also been a shareholder of construction equipment firm Gazkomplektservice, a subsidiary of Gazprom.[4]

In January 2022, Avdolyan`s "A-Property" company sold to Zhejiang Energy Group 10% in gas projects PJSC "YATEK" and LLC "Globaltec" in Sakha. The goal of the deal is to export LNG to Chinese market according to offtake contract.[5]

Avdolyan is married and is the father of four children. In 2009, he and his wife bought a home in Beverly Hills.[6] In 2011, he bought a second house in the Beverly Park neighborhood.[7] This home was heavily damaged by a fire in the following year.[8]

Expatel

In October 2009, Avdolyan[9] founded Russian company Expatel,[10] one of the Russian leaders in Mobile WiMAX (4G) Internet technology.

In 2010, Expatel had more than 500 retail offices across Russia[11] and was the first Russian company to supply optical fiber services to its customers.

References
  1. "Russian telecoms mogul who lives in $30m Beverly Hills mansion estate buys Maltese/EU passports for himself, wife and four children - Daphne Caruana Galizia's Notebook - Running Commentary". daphnecaruanagalizia.com. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. How Russia became a Wimax superpower, Groundreport
  3. Usoliekhimport Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, Russian Chamber
  4. "Russian Federation mazut Trading Company - Nefte Gaz Komplekt Ltd". neftegazkomplekt.en.hisupplier.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. "А-Проперти Авдоляна продаст китайской компании долю в Якутском газовом проекте" (in Russian). Интерфакс. 2022-01-19.
  6. Albert Avdolyan buying agreement, Blockshopper
  7. Redfin. "50 Beverly Park Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210". Redfin. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. "Beverly Hills mansion fire causes more than $1 million in damage to former 'Real Housewives' home". dailynews.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. How Albert Avdolyan became a key player in Russian Internet business Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, Cplash
  10. Albert Avdolyan Expatel's 4G success story Archived 2011-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, Allvoices
  11. "Expatel Official website". expatel.ru. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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