Mintimer Shaimiev

Mintimer Shaimiev
Минтимер Шаймиев Минтимер Шәймиев
Official portrait, 2019
1st President of Tatarstan
In office 12 June 1991 – 25 March 2010
Prime Minister	Mukhammat Sabirov Farid Mukhametshin (himself) Rustam Minnikhanov
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Rustam Minnikhanov
Prime Minister of Tatarstan (acting)
In office 27 May 1998 – 10 July 1998
Preceded by	Farid Mukhametshin
Succeeded by	Rustam Minnikhanov
Personal details
Born	(1937-01-20) January 20, 1937 (age 88) Änäk, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Tatar
Political party	United Russia
Spouse	Sakina Shakirovna Shaimieva
Children	2

Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev^[a][b] (born 20 January 1937) is a Russian former politician who served as the president of Tatarstan from 1991 to 2010. He was re-elected president in 1996, 2001, and 2005.
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