Mintimer Shaimiev

Mintimer Shaimiev
Минтимер Шаймиев
Минтимер Шәймиев
Official portrait, 2019
1st President of Tatarstan
In office
12 June 1991 – 25 March 2010
Prime MinisterMukhammat Sabirov
Farid Mukhametshin (himself)
Rustam Minnikhanov
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byRustam Minnikhanov
Acting Prime Minister of Tatarstan
In office
27 May 1998 – 10 July 1998
Preceded byFarid Mukhametshin
Succeeded byRustam Minnikhanov
State Counselor of the Republic of Tatarstan
Assumed office
26 April 2010
Chairman of United Russia
In office
1 December 2001 – 27 November 2004
Serving with Sergei Shoigu and Yury Luzhkov
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byBoris Gryzlov
Personal details
Born (1937-01-20) 20 January 1937
Änäk, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
PartyUnited Russia (since 2001)
All Russia (1999–2001)
SpouseSakina Shakirovna Shaimieva
Children2
Parent
  • Shagisharip Shaimukhammetovich (father)
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Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev (born 20 January 1937) is a Russian former politician who served as the president of Tatarstan from 1991 to 2010. He was re-elected as president in 1996, 2001, and 2005.