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Pavel Durov

Person of interest

Pavel Durov is a person of interest. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Durow, Pawel Waleriýewiç · Pavel Doerov · Pavel Dourov · Pavel Durov · Pavel Valerjevics Durov · 22 more...				[sources]
Alias	Paul Du Rove · Pavel Bavlerjevitj Durov · Pavel Valerievich Durov · Pavel Valerievici Durov · Pavel Valerievitch Dourov · 19 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Durov · دورف · パーヴェル・ドゥーロフ				[sources]
Birth date	1984-10-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Saint Petersburg				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Arab Emirates · France · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Russia · Soviet Union				[sources]
First name	Paul · Pavel				[sources]
Last name	Durov · du Rove				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q149067				[sources]
Position	chief executive officer (2006-2014) · chief executive officer (2013-)				[sources]
Education	Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-05	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2022-01-01

Russian business executive, entrepreneur, and investor who is a co-founder and the chief executive officer of Telegram

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-01

Based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2021.

Russia · Wikipedia · non-official source

A list of billionaires and oligarchs from CIS countries, most notably the Russian Federation.

OpenSanctions · non-official source

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