Ravil Safiullin

Ravil Safiullin (Ukrainian: Сафіуллін Равіль Сафович) (born February 4, 1955 in Makiivka) is a former Minister of Family, Youth and Sport in Ukraine.^[1] From March till December 2010 when he was dismissed by Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych.^[2]

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

At 23 he finished the medical institute in Donetsk as a doctor-hygienist, 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 people's deputy of IV, V and VI convocations of Verkhovna Rada for Party of Regions.^[3]^[4]

References

^ VR approved structure of Cabinet of Ministers (update), UNIAN (March 11, 2010)
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^ (Russian) Равиль Сафиуллин, file.liga.net
^ (Ukrainian) Сафіуллін Равіль Сафович, Ukrainian parliament

Preceded by Hryhoriy Surkis	Presidents of PFL 2000–2008	Succeeded by Sviatoslav Syrota
Preceded by Yuri Pavlenko	Minister of Family, Youth, Sport March 11 – December 9, 2010	Succeeded by Post merged with Ministry of Education

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