Ravil Safiullin

Ukrainian football executive and politician

Равіль Сафіуллін
Safiullin in 2011
Minister of Youth and SportsIn office
11 March 2010 – 27 February 2014Prime MinisterMykola AzarovPreceded byYurii PavlenkoSucceeded byDmytro Bulatov Personal detailsBorn (1955-02-04) 4 February 1955 (age 69)
Makiivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)Political partyParty of RegionsAlma materDonetsk Medical Institute

Ravil Safovych Safiullin (Ukrainian: Равіль Сафович Сафіуллін; born 4 February 1955) is a Ukrainian football executive and politician who served as Minister of Youth and Sports.[1]

Biography

Ravil Safiullin was born in a Tatar family. Prior to his ministerial position, Safiullin was president of Professional Football League of Ukraine between 2000 and 2008. He is still the Honorary President of PFL Ukraine.

Aged 23, Safiullin graduated from the Donetsk Medical Institute in 1978 as a hygienist and 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 elected as a People's Deputy of Ukraine during the 2002, 2006 and 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary elections as a member of the Party of Regions.[1][2]

Safiullin was selected as Minister of Family, Youth, and Sports of Ukraine in the First Azarov government, and began serving on 11 March 2010.[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]

In 2020 he became the President of the Ukrainian Athletic Federation. Acting President of the Athletics Federation of Ukraine in January 2023 was Yevhen Pronin.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c (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, Verkhovna Rada
  3. ^ VR approved structure of Cabinet of Ministers (update), UNIAN (11 March 2010)
  4. ^ "Yanukovych dismisses almost all ministers - Dec. 10, 2010". 10 December 2010.
  5. ^ (in Ukrainian) Alphabetical Index of candidates in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
  6. ^ "NOC excluded Surkis, Shufrych, Shevchenko and Belenyuk from its composition". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Presidents of PFL
2000–2008
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Family, Youth, and Sports
11 March – 9 December 2010
Succeeded by
Post merged with
Ministry of Education
Preceded by
Post revived
Minister of Youth and Sports
28 February 2013 – 27 February 2014
Succeeded by
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Prime-minister: Mykola Azarov
First vice-premier-minister: Andriy Klyuev (2010–2012), Valeriy Khoroshkovskyi (2012)
Vice-premier-minister on issues of economic matters: Serhiy Tihipko
Vice-premier-minister on issues of Euro 2012: Borys Kolesnikov
Vice-premier-minister on issues of regional policy: Viktor Tykhonov
Vice-premier-minister on issues of agrarian and industrial complex: Viktor Slauta (2010)
Vice-premier-minister on issues of humanitarian policy: Volodymyr Semynozhenko (2010)
Vice-premier-minister on the "Security bloc": Volodymyr Sivkovych (2010)
Vice-premier-minister: Raisa Bogatyryova (2012)

Internal affairsAnatoliy Mohyliov
Vitaliy Zakharchenko
EconomyVasyl Tsushko (2010)
Economic Development and TradeAndriy Klyuev (2010–2012)
Petro Poroshenko (2012)
Fuel and EnergyYuriy Boiko
Coal industryYuriy Yashchenko (2010)
Foreign affairsKostiantyn Hryshchenko
Protection of population
from consequences of
the Chernobyl disaster
Nestor Shufrych
Volodymyr Antonets (acting)
Mykhailo Bolotskykh (acting)
Viktor Baloha
EmergenciesViktor Baloha (2010–2012)
Protection of
Natural Environment
Viktor Boiko
Ecology and
Natural Resources
Mykola Zlochevsky (2010–2012)
Eduard Stavytsky (2012)
DefenseMykhailo Yezhel (2010–2012)
Dmytro Salamatin (2012)
Transport and CommunicationKostyantyn Efymenko
InfrastructureBorys Kolesnikov
Industrial PolicyDmytro Kolesnikov
CultureMykhailo Kulyniak
JusticeOleksandr Lavrynovych
HealthcareZynoviy Mytnyk (2010)
Illia Yemets (2010–2011)
Oleksandr Anishchenko (2011–2012)
Raisa Bogatyrova
Labor and Social PolicyVayl Nadraha
Social PolicySerhiy Tihipko
Public Housing
and Utilities
Oleksandr Popov
Yuriy Khivrich
Regional Development and ConstructionVolodymyr Yatsuba
Regional Development, Construction,
Public Housing and Utilities
Viktor Tykhonov (2010–2011)
Anatoliy Blyznyuk (2011–2012)
Agrarian Policy and FoodMykola Prysyazhnyuk
Family, Youth and SportsRavil Safiullin (2010)
Education and ScienceDmytro Tabachnyk
Cabinet of MinistersAnatoliy Tolstoukhov
FinanceFedir Yaroshenko (2010–2012)
Valeriy Khoroshkovskyi (2012)
Yuriy Kolobov (2012)
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Ministers of Youth and Sports of Ukraine
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