Mintimer Shaeymiev

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Mintimer Shaeymiev (also spelled Shaimiev, Tatar Cyrillic: Минтимер Шәрип улы Шәймиев, Tatar Latin: Mintimer Şärip ulı Şäymiev, Russian: Минтимер Шарипович Шаймиев) is the current, and first, president of Tatarstan. He was first made president on June 12, 1991, and since then re-elected thrice, on March 24, 1996, on March 25, 2001, and on March 25, 2005.

Shaeymiev was born on January 20, 1937, in the village of Anyakovo, in the Aktanysh District of Tatarstan.

Preceded by:
none
President of Tatarstan
June 12, 1991–present
Succeeded by:
Incumbent

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