Oleksandr Onyshchenko
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About
Ukrainian ex-politician who was elected as a Member of Ukrainian Parliament in the 2012 parliamentary elections. In 2016, he was accused of corruption by then-sitting President Petro Poroshenko. He was subsequently stripped of his parliamentary immunity and expelled from the People's Will political party. He then went into exile in the European Union.
Before Fame
He got into the oil and gas distribution business in 1990. He owns the oil and gas distribution company GK Gazovy Alyans.
Trivia
He is a professional showjumper. He was the President of the Equestrian Federation of Ukraine from 2002 to 2013. He bought FC Arsenal Kyiv in 2013 before the team announced it was bankrupt the same year. He is the organizer of Top Ukraine, which puts together beauty pageants like Miss Ukraine and Miss Ukraine Universe.
Family Life
He was born in Matveev-Kurgan, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. His father was Rajab Kadyrov a high ranking official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR. He has been married twice and has two children.
Associated With
His second wife is rhythmic dancer Ganna Rizatdinova who is 24 years younger than him.
