Farid Mukhametshin
Farid Mukhametshin | |
|---|---|
Фәрит Мөхәммәтшин | |
| Prime Minister of Tatarstan | |
| In office 16 January 1995 – 28 May 1998 | |
| President | Mintimer Shaimiev |
| Preceded by | Mukhammat Sabirov |
| Succeeded by | Mintimer Shaimiev (acting) |
| Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan | |
| Assumed office 27 May 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Vasily Likhachyov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1947 Almetyevsk, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Other political affiliations | Tatarstan – New Age[1] |
| Alma mater | Ufa State Petroleum Technological University |
Farid Khayrullovich Mukhametshin[a] (born 22 May 1947) is a Russian politician and a former prime minister of Tatarstan. He is an ethnic Tatar.
Biography
Mukhametshin was born 22 May 1947 in Almetyevsk, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.
He began his career in 1963 as a turner at the Almetyevsk gas and gasoline plant, and as a driver for the Almetyevburneft trust’s motor transport office.
From 1966 to 1968 he served in the Soviet Army. After completing military service, he worked as a fitter at the Almetyevneft oil production department until 1970.[2]
Political career
He was elected in March 1994 to the upper chamber of the Federal Assembly of Russia.[3]
He was chairman of the Supreme Council and State Council of Tatarstan Republic from July 1991 to January 1995. He is the current chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan Republic since 27 May 1998.[4]
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References
- ^ "3 июля - День основания Республиканского общественного движения "Татарстан - новый век" - "Татарстан - яңа гасыр"". Республиканское общественное движение "Татарстан - новый век". Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- "В Госсовете РТ образована депутатская группа "Татарстан - Новый век"". Business Gazeta. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2023. - ^ "Muhametshin Farid Hayrullovich". prav.tatarstan.ru.
- ^ Waller, Michael (1998). Conflicting Loyalties and the State in Post-Soviet Russia and Eurasia. London: F. Cass. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-7146-4882-8.
- ^ "В Госсовете РТ образована депутатская группа "Татарстан - Новый век"". Business Gazeta. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2023.