Ravil Faritovich Geniatulin (russian: Рави́ль Фари́тович Гениату́лин; tt-Cyrl, Равил Фәрит улы Гыйниятуллин, translit=Rawil Fərit uğlı Ğiniətullin; born 20 December 1955 in Chita) was the
Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai
The Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai (russian: Губернатор Забайкальского края) is the head of the executive branch of government in Zabaykalsky Krai (former Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug).
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, Russia, an office he held from 1 February 1996 to 2 March 2013.
Biography
Ravil Geniatulin was born in a mixed family, to Russian mother and
Tatar
The Tatars ()Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different father. From 1973 to 1975, Geniatulin served in the
Soviet Army
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. After the army he studied at Chernyshevsky Chita State Institute. He joined the
Communist Party of the USSR
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and worked as a party activist until 1991. From 1991 to 1996, he was the
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...
of Chita, and since 1996—the Governor of Chita Oblast and a member of the
Federation Council of Russia
The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...
. In 2004, Geniatulin was re-elected with more than 60 percent of the vote cast. In October 2007 Geniatulin headed the regional list of the
United Russia
United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Conservatism in Russia, Russian conservative List of political parties in Russia, political party. As the largest party in Russia, it hold ...
. On 5 February 2008, he was elected by the majority of the deputies of both
Chita Oblast
Chita Oblast ( rus, Чити́нская о́бласть, r=Čitínskaja óblastj, p=tɕɪˈtʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) was a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in southeast Siberia, Russia. Its administrative center was the city of Chita. ...
and
Agin-Buryat Okrug
Agin-Buryat Okrug (russian: Аги́нский Буря́тский о́круг; bua, Агын Буряадай тойрог, ''Agyn Buryaaday Toyrog''), or Aga Buryatia, is an administrative division of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. (Federal ...
as the first Governor of
Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. " Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai ...
—a new
federal subject
The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation (russian: субъекты Российской Федерации, subyekty Rossiyskoy Federatsii) or simply as the subjects of the federation (russian ...
formed as a result of the merger of Chita Oblast and
Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug
Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug ( bua, Агын Буряадай автономито тойрог) was a federal subject of the Russian Federation. On 1 March 2008, the region merged with Chita Oblast (which it was surrounded by) to form the new ...
. He assumed this post on 1 March 2008 when the new federal subject officially came into existence.
Honours and awards
* Order of Military Merit (24 October 2005) - for outstanding contribution to the defence of the Russian Federation