Ravil Safiullin

Ravil Safiullin (Ukrainian: Сафіуллін Равіль Сафович; born February 4, 1955 in Makiivka) was Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sports.[1]

Biography

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.[1][2]

Safiullin is a former Minister of Family, Youth and Sport (in Ukraine).[3][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]

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References
  1. (in Russian) Short bio of Ravil Safiullin, Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
  2. (in Ukrainian) Сафіуллін Равіль Сафович Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Ukrainian parliament
  3. VR approved structure of Cabinet of Ministers (update), UNIAN (March 11, 2010)
  5. (in Ukrainian) Alphabetical Index of candidates in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Hryhoriy Surkis		 Presidents of PFL
2000–2008		 Succeeded by
Sviatoslav Syrota
Political offices
Preceded by
Yuri Pavlenko		 Minister of Family, Youth, and Sports
March 11 – December 9, 2010		 Succeeded by
Post merged with
Ministry of Education
Preceded by
Post revived		 Minister of Youth and Sports
February 28, 2013 –February 27, 2014		 Succeeded by
Dmytro Bulatov


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