Ravil Safiullin

Ravil Safiullin (Ukrainian: Сафіуллін Равіль Сафович; born February 4, 1955 in Makiivka) was 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]

Safiullin did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.^[5]

References

1. 1 2 3 (Russian) Short bio of Ravil Safiullin, Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
2. ↑ (Ukrainian) Сафіуллін Равіль Сафович, Ukrainian parliament
3. ↑ VR approved structure of Cabinet of Ministers (update), UNIAN (March 11, 2010)
4. ↑
5. ↑ (Ukrainian) Alphabetical Index of candidates in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission of Ukraine.