It turned out that the billionaire decided to direct almost all of his fortune to charity.Photo: Komsomolskaya Pravda/PhotoXPress.ru"I am not a fan of making public promises of this kind, but I can say that I have made a decision: my fortune will go to charity," said the owner of Alfa Group, answering a question from the audience. "The worst thing I could do for my children is to give them a large sum of money." According to the billionaire, his business partners have made similar decisions. However, he did not name any specific names. Fridman also does not plan to involve his children in working for Alfa Group. Why did the billionaire make such a decision? The father of many children identified two reasons. Firstly, he wants his children to achieve professional and career heights on their own, just like him. Secondly, he is against his children, especially his eldest 22-year-old daughter Laura, attracting the attention of people pursuing nefarious goals.Photo: Tarakanov Vadim/PhotoXPress.ruRecall that 52-year-old Mikhail Fridman, as of 2016, ranks second in the Russian Forbes ranking of the richest businessmen. His fortune is estimated at $13.3 billion. His main capital is the Alfa Group consortium, of which he is the main owner (the group of companies includes Alfa Bank, X5 Retail Group, A1, and Rosvodokanal), as well as the LetterOne Holdings group. The billionaire has four children: 22-year-old Laura Fridman, 20-year-old Ekaterina Fridman, 16-year-old Alexander Ozhelsky, and 10-year-old Nika Ozhelskaya. In the ranking of the richest heirs of Russian billionaires for 2016, they occupy 10th place, with $3.3 billion each.

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