Dmitry Yakubovskiy | |
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Дмитрий Якубовский | |
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Born | Dmitry Olegovich Yakubovskiy September 5, 1963 Bolshevo, Korolev, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR, USSR |
Citizenship | USSR, Russia, Bulgaria |
Education | Kutafin Moscow State Law University RANEPA |
Occupation | Lawyer, advocate, entrepreneur, university lecturer |
Academic degree | Doctor of Science in Jurisprudence |
Academic rank | professor |
Dmitry Olegovich Yakubovskiy (Russian: Дмитрий Олегович Якубовский, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐˈlʲeɡəvʲɪtɕ jɪkʊˈbofskʲɪj]; born September 5, 1963) is a Soviet and Russian lawyer, advocate and businessman. Yakubovskiy defended a number of famous people in high-profile cases and held important government positions. He was nicknamed "General Dima"[1] by the Russian press for his swift rise to the highest ranks in Russian military. According to Bilanz Magazine,[2] while living in Switzerland in 2009–2016, he was within the 200 richest people of Switzerland, with his private property amounting to CHF 700–800 million.
Since 2016 Yakubovskiy has been living in Russia.