Ravil Safiullin
Ravil Safiullin (Ukrainian: Сафіуллін Равіль Сафович) (born February 4, 1955 in Makiivka) is Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sports.[1]
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.[1][2]
Safiullin is a former Minister of Family, Youth and Sport (in Ukraine).[3] From March until December 2010 when he was dismissed by Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych.[4]
On 28 February 2013 President Yanukovych reorganized the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports and the State Service for Youth and Sports, creating a Ministry of Education and the (new) Ministry of Youth and Sports; Safiullin was awarded the ministership of this new institution.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (Russian) Short bio of Ravil Safiullin, Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
- ↑ (Ukrainian) Сафіуллін Равіль Сафович, Ukrainian parliament
- ↑ VR approved structure of Cabinet of Ministers (update), UNIAN (March 11, 2010)
- ↑
| 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 |
| Preceded by Post revived |
Minister of Youth & Sport February 28, 2013 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |