Skip to content
Leadership Timeline

Career chronology

What roles did Alisher Usmanov hold, and when?

Alisher Usmanov

Uzbek-born Russian businessman whose holding company is USM Holdings, former shareholder of Arsenal FC, and elected president of the International Fencing Federation (FIE).

Latest source 25 Sep 2026Updated 26 Oct 202640 sources

CurrentNow

Currently President (elected; exercise of powers self-suspended), International Fencing Federation (FIE), since 30 Nov 2024. 3 dated roles on record.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. 30 Nov 2024 – present
    President (elected; exercise of powers self-suspended) International Fencing Federation (FIE) Current

    Re-elected FIE president on 30 November 2024 (120 votes to 26); on 1 December 2024 the Executive Committee accepted his decision to step aside and appointed an interim president. Reported as still president with duties suspended as of spring 2025; no later information found on whether he resumed duties after the EU delisting.1 2 3

  2. 2008 – Mar 2022
    President International Fencing Federation (FIE) Former

    FIE president from 2008; stepped aside in March 2022 after EU sanctions, with an interim president appointed.1 4

  3. Principal shareholder USM Holdings Date uncertain

    Holds interests through holding company USM Holdings (metals and mining, telecoms, IT); OFAC stated in March 2022 that he owned approximately 49%.5 6

Where the dates come from

  1. SecondaryRussian billionaire Alisher Usmanov re-elected president of fencing's governing bodyABC News (Associated Press) · 30 Nov 2024
  2. SecondaryNewly elected FIE president steps back againSwedish Fencing Federation (press release) · 4 Dec 2024
  3. SecondaryFencing: Interim President Emmanuel Katsiadakis reportedly resigned; FIE now adriftThe Sports Examiner · Apr 2025
  4. SecondarySanctioned Usmanov back in as president of fencing's FIESportcal · 2 Dec 2024
  5. PrimaryFinancial Sanctions Update – Russia – 3 March 2022 (reproducing OFSI notice)Bermuda Monetary Authority · 3 Mar 2022
  6. PrimaryTreasury Sanctions Russians Bankrolling Putin and Russia-Backed Influence Actors (jy0628)US Department of the Treasury · 3 Mar 2022

Changes

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

Something wrong? Tell the editors, with a source. Identifier alisher-usmanov.