Ravil Safiullin
Равіль Сафіуллін
Safiullin in 2011
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
11 March 2010 – 27 February 2014
Prime MinisterMykola Azarov
Preceded byYurii Pavlenko
Succeeded byDmytro Bulatov
Personal details
Born (1955-02-04) 4 February 1955 (age 68)
Makiivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Political partyParty of Regions
Alma materDonetsk Medical Institute

Ravil Safovych Safiullin (Ukrainian: Равіль Сафович Сафіуллін; born 4 February 1955) is a Ukrainian football executive and politician who served as Minister of Youth and Sports.[1]

Biography

Ravil Safiullin was born in a Tatar family. Prior to his ministerial position, Safiullin was president of Professional Football League of Ukraine between 2000 and 2008. He is still the Honorary President of PFL Ukraine.

Aged 23, Safiullin graduated from the Donetsk Medical Institute in 1978 as a hygienist and epidemiologist. From 1977 to 1993 he worked at medical service. From 1994 to 2000 he worked the vice-president of FC Shakhtar Donetsk. In 2000, he was elected as the president of Professional Football League of Ukraine. Safiullin was elected as a People's Deputy of Ukraine during the 2002, 2006 and 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary elections as a member of the Party of Regions.[1][2]

Safiullin was selected as Minister of Family, Youth, and Sports of Ukraine in the First Azarov government, and began serving on 11 March 2010.[3][4]

On 28 February 2013 President Yanukovych reorganized the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports and the State Service for Youth and Sports, creating a Ministry of Education and the (new) Ministry of Youth and Sports; Safiullin was awarded the ministership of this new institution.[1]

Safiullin did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[5]

In 2020 he became the President of the Ukrainian Athletic Federation. Acting President of the Athletics Federation of Ukraine in January 2023 was Yevhen Pronin.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c (in Russian) Short bio of Ravil Safiullin, Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
  2. ^ (in Ukrainian) Сафіуллін Равіль Сафович Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Verkhovna Rada
  3. ^ VR approved structure of Cabinet of Ministers (update), UNIAN (11 March 2010)
  4. ^ "Yanukovych dismisses almost all ministers - Dec. 10, 2010". 10 December 2010.
  5. ^ (in Ukrainian) Alphabetical Index of candidates in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
  6. ^ "NOC excluded Surkis, Shufrych, Shevchenko and Belenyuk from its composition". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
Sporting positions Preceded byHryhoriy Surkis Presidents of PFL 2000–2008 Succeeded bySviatoslav Syrota Political offices Preceded byYurii Pavlenko Minister of Family, Youth, and Sports 11 March – 9 December 2010 Succeeded byPost merged withMinistry of Education Preceded byPost revived Minister of Youth and Sports 28 February 2013 – 27 February 2014 Succeeded byDmytro Bulatov
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