俄罗斯巨富米哈伊尔·普罗霍洛夫星期一宣布将挑战总理普京，竞选俄罗斯总统。普罗霍洛夫是俄罗斯最富有的人之一，也是美国职业篮球协会NBA的新泽西网队大老板。
身高2米03的普罗霍洛夫今年46岁，以银行业和金属业发家。他的网站称，普罗霍洛夫“在全球规模的金融和自然资源业享有巨大的成功”。
普罗霍洛夫于2010年收购了NBA的新泽西网队。在福布斯2011年的世界富豪榜上，这位单身汉排名第32，总资产约有180亿美元。
普罗霍洛夫1989年以全优成绩毕业于莫斯科金融学院。
俄罗斯总统选举定于2012年3月进行。
Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov, who announced Monday that he would challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's bid for the presidency, is one of Russia's richest men and the principal owner of the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets.
Standing 203 centimeters tall, the 46-year-old multi-billionaire earned his money in banking and metals His website says Prokhorov has "enjoyed great success on a global scale in his financial and natural resources business ventures."
Prokhorov acquired NBA's New Jersey Nets in 2010.
In Forbes magazine's 2011 list of the world's richest billionaires, the bachelor ranked at number 32 with an estimated worth of $18 billion.
In 1989, Prokhorov graduated magna cum laude from the Moscow Finance Institute.
The Russian presidential election is scheduled for March 2012.
