Mintimer Shaimiev

Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev Минтимер Шәрип улы Шәймиев Минтимер Шарипович Шаймиев
1st President of Tatarstan
In office June 12, 1991 – March 25, 2010
Succeeded by	Rustam Minnikhanov
Personal details
Born	January 20, 1937 Anyakovo village, Tatar ASSR, USSR
Nationality	Russian
Political party	United Russia
Spouse(s)	Sakina Shakirovna Shaimieva
Children	2
Religion	Sunni Islam

Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev^[1] (Tatar Cyrillic: Минтимер Шәрип улы Шәймиев, Latin: Mintimer Şärip ulı Şäymiev [ˌmintiˈmɘr ʃæˌripuˈlɯ ʃæɪˈmiəf]; Russian: Минтимер Шарипович Шаймиев) (born January 20, 1937) was the first President of Tatarstan, a republic within Russia. He is an ethnic Tatar. He became President on June 12, 1991, and was re-elected three times, 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.

Saying that he wanted to make way for a new generation of leadership—in accordance with a call from President Dmitry Medvedev—Shaimiev told Medvedev in January 2010 that he did not want to be nominated for another term as President of Tatarstan. He said that Rustam Minnikhanov, the Prime Minister of Tatarstan, was his preferred successor.^[2] Medvedev then nominated Minnikhanov to succeed Shaimiev on 27 January 2010.^[3]

References

1. ^ co-spelled Shaymiev, Shaymiyev and Shaeymiev, also Sharip uly instead of Sharipovich
2. ^ Alexandra Odynova and Alexander Bratersky, "Tatarstan President Quits As Kremlin Revamps Regions", The St. Petersburg Times, Issue #1542, 26 January 2010.
3. ^ "Medvedev nominates Minnikhanov as new president of Tatarstan", ITAR-TASS, 27 January 2010.

External links

• (English) (Russian) (Tatar) Official website of Mintimer Shaimiev

Preceded by none	President of Tatarstan June 12, 1991–March 25, 2010	Succeeded by Rustam Minnikhanov
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

Persondata
Name	Shaimiev, Mintimer Sharipovich
Alternative names	Шаймиев, Минтимер Шарипович (Russian); Шәймиев, Минтимер Шәрип улы (Tatar)
Short description	President of Tatarstan
Date of birth	June 12, 1991
Place of birth	Anyakovo village, Aktanysh district, Tatar ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Date of death
Place of death