Mintimer Shaimiev
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| Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev Минтимер Шәрип улы Шәймиев Минтимер Шарипович Шаймиев |
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| Assumed office June 12, 1991 |
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| Born | January 20, 1937 Anyakovo village, Tatar ASSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Political party | United Russia |
Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev[1] (Tatar Cyrillic: Минтимер Шәрип улы Шәймиев, Latin: Mintimer Şärip ulı Şäymiev; Russian: Минтимер Шарипович Шаймиев) (born January 20, 1937) is the first and current President of Tatarstan, a Republic within Russia. He is an ethnic Tatar. He became President on June 12, 1991, and since then has been re-elected three times, on March 24, 1996, on March 25, 2001, and on March 25, 2005.
Shaeymiev was born in the village of Anyakovo, in Aktanyshsky District of the Tatar ASSR.
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- ^ co-spelled Shaymiev, Shaymiyev and Shaeymiev, also Sharip uly instead of Sharipovich
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| Preceded by none |
President of Tatarstan June 12, 1991–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Salih bin Abdulrahman Al-Husayyin |
Winner of King Faisal International Prize 2007 |
Succeeded by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia |
| Preceded by Yusuf bin Jasim bin Muhammad Al-Hidji |
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