Russian billionaire Pavel Durov, founder of the Telegram application, who has lived in Dubai since 2017, has obtained Emirati citizenship, becoming the fourth citizenship he has obtained after Russia, Saint Kitts, Nevis and France.
A source close to Durov confirmed that the latter obtained Emirati citizenship in February 2021, pointing out that he uses the Emirati and French passports for travel and business trips, and that the Saint Kitts and Nevis passport was appropriate only in the first years after his emigration from Russia, according to For the American magazine “Forbes”.
The source revealed that “Durov” has not traveled to Russia and has not owned any assets in this country for eight years, and that “Telegram” does not have offices or employees in Russia, indicating that the number of users from Russia does not exceed 8%, and that Durov’s passport. Russian is already expired.
Crown Prince of Dubai, Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in February 2021, where the Russian billionaire referred to the vision of the dynamic technological society formed by the ruler of Dubai, which contributed to the development of innovation and entrepreneurship far beyond the city, as he put it. .
The Crown Prince of Dubai pointed out at the time that some of the most interesting and most successful digital companies in the world, such as Telegram, decided to operate institutions from the emirate’s territory.
Durov opened Telegram’s headquarters in Dubai in 2017, and explained that the decision to move to the UAE was due to tax exemptions, and the unwillingness to work for the government 180 days a year, in reference to the refusal to pay taxes at high rates in other countries.
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