Mariya Vladimirovna Putina is a Russian medical professional who is best known as being the daughter of Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia.
As of March 2019, the net worth of Mariya is estimated to be $3.5 million. She may inherit some part of her father’s wealth whose net worth is rumored to be around $70 billion.
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Early Life and Education
Putina was born in Leningrad, USSR on April 28, 1985, to Vladimir Putin and Lyudmila Shkrebneva, a former flight attendant. Mariya has a sister Katerina (or Yekaterina). Mariya’s parents divorced in 2013. As per rumors, her mother remarried in 2016; her new husband is Arthur Ocheretny, a businessman who is 21 years younger than her.
Vladimir has taken great care to ensure the privacy and secrecy of the lives of his daughters and his family. Hence, not much is known as a definitive about their lives.
As per some reports, Mariya attended a German language school in Moscow Russia since 1996. After Putin became the acting President, both daughters were home schooled. After school she attended St. Petersburg State University and graduated with a degree in International economics. Later, she went to the Moscow State Linguistic University and got another degree.
As per other reports, Mariya took up biology in college after her education in the German school. She then studied medicine from 2006 to 2011 from the Moscow State University of Fundamental Medicine. In both the cases, she got her education under a false identity. It is also rumored that Mariya has joined a Health Ministry research center for a Ph.D. program. Academician Ivan Dedov heads the center.
Mariya Putin – Pictures
Mariya Putina with father Vladimir
Mariya Putina – Husband
As per reports, Putina is married to Dutchman Jorrit Faassen. From 2007, Faassen held executive level posts in Gazprom, the state gas company of Russia. He has allegedly resigned from the company and now works as a vice-chairman of the board of directors for MEF Audit, a consulting firm.
The couple resides in Moscow. They also have a penthouse in Voorschoten, South Holland.
During an interview with Oliver Stone, Vladimir Putin stated that he had become a grandfather. This indicates that Mariya and Jorrit became parents. As per reports, the couple became parents in 2017.
Trivia
- The nickname of Putina is Masha. Katerina’s nickname is Katya. Both the daughters were named after their grandmothers.
- Mariya is blonde and 5 feet 4 inches tall
- Putina’s mother has stated that Vladimir was the one who spoilt and pampered their daughters, while she was the disciplinarian. She stated that Putin was and is a very loving father.
- Katerina is an acrobatic dancer. She also works at the Moscow State University as a director of two different departments. In 2013, she married billionaire businessman Kirill Shamalov. As of 2019, they divorced and the couple’s net worth was around $2 billion at the time of divorce.
- Both Mariya and Katya are fluent in 3 European languages.