Jordan "Orce" Kamchev ( mk, Јордан "Орце" Камчев) is a Macedonian businessman. According to ''
Forbes
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'', he is the richest person in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
for 2015, with net worth of 228 mil euros.
Companies
* Hospital Acibadem Sistina (2010)
* Media Print Macedonia (2004)
* Skopsko Pole
* Stopanska Banka AD Bitola
* Pelagonija Energy
* Beton Shtip
* Mont
* Orka Sport
* IBIS Skopje City Center
Controversies
Extortion Scandal
In the summer 2020,
Boki 13
Bojan Jovanovski (; born 19 August 1986), better known as Boki 13 (), is a Macedonian television personality, political activist and entrepreneur. Initially recognised for his androgynous appearance, Jovanovski rose to fame in 2010 as a contest ...
and prosecutor Katica Janeva were imprisoned for money laundering and illegal influence due to their attempts to extort Kamchev for
€
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1.5 million.
Special Prosecution Probes
Following the ousting of former
Macedonian
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Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...
Prime Minister
Nikola Gruevski
Nikola Gruevski ( mk, Никола Груевски, pronounced ; hu, Nikola Gruevszki; born 31 August 1970) is a Macedonian politician who served as Prime Minister of Macedonia from 2006 until his resignation, which was caused by the 2016 Mac ...
due to corruption. Kamchev who was reportedly close to his
regime
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has been under investigation by Macedonian prosecutors.
In March 2021, Kamchev was arrested in North Macedonia due to fears that he will try to leave the country. The arrest was in regards to allegations that Kamchev had been involved in a scheme where he purchased land in the
Vodno
Vodno ( mk, Водно) is a mountain in North Macedonia. It is located in the northern part of the country, to the southwest of the capital city Skopje. The highest point of the mountain is at ''Krstovar peak'', on 1066 meters and the submontane ...
district,
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
using public money when
VMRO-DPMNE
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity ( mk, Внатрешна македонска револуционерна организација – Демократска партија за ...
was the ruling party.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamchev, Jordan
1970 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Skopje