In one ordinary family of ordinary workers in the city of Leningrad, on September 7, 1960, a boy, Igor Sechin, was born. No one could have thought then that this ordinary little boy would become the head of a huge state-owned company, as well as the right hand of the President of Russia.
Childhood
Igor was not the only child in the family, fate also gave his parents a girl (they are twins with Igor), whom they named Irina. All his childhood, the boy lived in the hero city, he studied very well at school with in-depth study of the French language. Igor's mom and dad separated when the children were twelve years old. Their divorce was peaceful and painless. But all the same, parents paid equal attention to their children.
University, military service, early career
After school, Sechin enters the A. Zhdanov Institute at the Faculty of Philology, in the Portuguese direction. There were only 10 people in the group, but Igor Sechin was the best student and activist. Due to his academic performance, he goes to Mozambique to work as a translator. At that time there was a civil war, but this is notfrightened the young man.
After graduating from university, he is drafted into the army. By distribution, he ends up in Turkmenistan, then in Angola. Sechin served in hot spots for about 4 years. In 1985, he goes to work for a company that transports weapons to the countries of the Soviet Union. And already in 1988, he accidentally met a very ordinary guy at that time named Vladimir, now the president of Russia. This acquaintance played an important role in Sechin's life. Since then, they have been inseparable and constantly work together.
Work activity
From 1990 to 1995, Igor Sechin worked with Putin in the St. Petersburg City Hall as the chief specialist in public relations with the people. During his work, he solves many important issues related to the help of the public. Receives many thanks. He rises through the ranks, but then is forced to resign due to failed elections.
In 1998, Sechin writes his dissertation and becomes a candidate of economic sciences on oil product projects.
Since the early 2000s, after Putin became president, Sechin has been working in the Kremlin as the president's chief aide. Well, since 2004 he has a stake in Rosneft and heads the company. Igor Sechin's income is more than twenty million rubles a month.
Since May 2012, he has been the president of Rosneft. During Medvedev's rule, Sechin leaves Rosneft, but Putin brings him back.
In April 2014Sechin is subject to US sanctions imposed on some Russian citizens due to events in Ukraine.
In July 2014, he buys shares of the social network VKontakte, surpassing Durov, the founder of the network, in terms of the number of shares. Thanks to this, social networks came under the control of the Russian state.
Private life
Igor Sechin was married twice. He has two children from his first marriage. The first wife of Sechin Igor Ivanovich - Marina, they met in their native Leningrad, while still students. Young people immediately got married.
Daughter Inga was born in 1982, and son Vanya was born in 1989. Both children studied at higher educational institutions in Moscow. Both son and daughter are college educated and hold senior positions in their father's company. In 2005, the daughter gave her father the first grandson, in which Igor Sechin does not have a soul. His wife also adores her grandchildren. At the same time, the union with his first wife quickly broke up, Igor left her a good fortune. After the divorce, they develop a good relationship. Son in 2015 received the award "For Merit to the Fatherland".
In 2011, Sechin marries a young girl for the second time. She is an employee of a company run by Igor Sechin. The second wife of the politician is a secret person, who she is still a mystery.
Sechin does not like to contact the media, and many speak of him as a closed and closed politician. He is considered the right hand of Putin. And at the end of 2009, he was able to bypass Medvedev, who at that time was the president of the RussianFederation, in the category of the most senior people - according to the rating of Forbes magazine.
Sechin behaves like a man of the people and is always ready to help, despite his condition, participates in charity campaigns. Knows how to make friends, a wonderful father, a wonderful husband and just a good person.
