Mintimer Shaimiev
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Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev
Минтимер Шәрип улы Шәймиев Минтимер Шарипович Шаймиев |
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| Assumed office June 12, 1991 |
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| Born | January 20, 1937 Anyakovo village, Tatar ASSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Political party | United Russia |
Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev[1] (Tatar Cyrillic: Минтимер Шәрип улы Шәймиев, Latin: Mintimer Şärip ulı Şäymiev; Russian: Минтимер Шарипович Шаймиев) (born January 20, 1937) is the first and current President of Tatarstan, a Republic within Russia. He is an ethnic Tatar. He became President on June 12, 1991, and since then has been re-elected thrice, on March 24, 1996, on March 25, 2001, and on March 25, 2005.
Shaeymiev was born in the village of Anyakovo, in Aktanyshsky District of the Tatar ASSR.
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- ^ co-spelled Shaymiev, Shaymiyev and Shaeymiev, also Sharip uly instead of Sharipovich
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| Preceded by none |
President of Tatarstan June 12, 1991–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Salih bin Abdulrahman Al-Husayyin |
Winner of King Faisal International Prize 2007 |
Succeeded by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia |
| Preceded by Yusuf bin Jasim bin Muhammad Al-Hidji |
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