Andrey Andreevich Guryev Jr. is a Russian businessman. He is the son of

Andrey Guryev Andrey Grigoryevich Guryev (russian: Андрей Григорьевич Гурьев; born 24 March 1960) is a Russian billionaire businessman. He is the former head of PhosAgro, one of the world's four largest producers of phosphate-based fe ...

, a

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. Guryev Jr. took over PhosAgro, his father's company. The Guryev family owns nearly 50% of the company. His father built the company up in during the 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet Union. It is one of the four largest producers of phosphate-based fertilizers in the world.

Biography

He is the son of

and Evgenia. In May 2015, ''

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'' estimated his father's net worth at US$3.8 billion. In 2011, the Guryev family owned 71% of PhosAgro, with 10% owned by

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. The family owned nearly 50% in 2017.

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to

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. Guryev Jr. was added to the European Sanctions list as of 9 March 2022 for providing a substantial source of revenue to the government of the Russian Federation.

Personal life

He is married to Valeria, who was educated at the

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References

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