MOSCOW, January 20 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree awarding the first president of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev Order of St. Andrew the First-Called, according to the Kremlin website. Shaimiev turns 85 on Thursday. According to the press service, Mintimer Sharipovich will meet him with his family and friends, protocol meetings are also planned, since many want to congratulate the first president of Tatarstan in person.
"Vladimir Putin, by his Decree, awarded Mintimer Shaimiev outstanding services to the state and many years of fruitful public activity", the message says.
The President also sent a congratulatory telegram to Shaimiev, noting that all of Shaimiev's activities are connected by blood ties with Tatarstan. republic in a critical era, you were not afraid of difficulties, firmly followed your convictions and principles, while showing an example of balanced, constructive approaches to resolving the most complex, acute problems,» the message says. The President noted Shaimiev's huge contribution to the socio-economic development of the region , in the preservation of his cultural, spiritual traditions, which earned him «the highest public authority and recognition throughout our vast country.» «And your projects aimed at the revival of Christian and Muslim monuments, without exaggeration, have become visible symbols of strengthening the values of peace and harmony that Tatarstan is famous for,» the telegram added. .jpg» />Putin awarded Russian diplomats and a citizen of the FRG Shaimiev was born on January 20, 1937 in the village of Anyakovo of the current Aktanyshsky district of Tatarstan in a family of hereditary peasants. Graduated from the Kazan Agricultural Institute. In 1991 he was elected President of the Republic of Tatarstan. Residents of Tatarstan twice more (in 1996 and 2001) elected him head of the republic. In 2005, he was vested with the powers of the President of Tatarstan on the proposal of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The name of Shaimiev is associated not only with the formation of the republic in a critical period of socio-economic and socio-political transformations, but also such breakthrough projects and programs of the late 1990s — early 2000 -s, as the liquidation of dilapidated housing, gasification of settlements, social mortgage and others. According to many programs, the republic occupies a leading position in the Russian Federation. In January 2010, Shaimiev asked the President of the Russian Federation not to consider his candidacy for empowering the President of Tatarstan for the next term. On March 25, 2010, Rustam Minnikhanov took office as President of the Republic. Since April 2010, Shaimiev has been the state adviser of Tatarstan, working on a pro bono basis. He also heads the Board of Trustees of the Republican Foundation for the Revival of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Tatarstan.