Rustam Ilmirovich Temirgaliev (russian: Рустам Ильмирович Темиргалиев, uk, Рустам Ільмирович Темиргалієв, tt-Cyrl, Рөстәм Ильмир улы Темиргалиев) is the Director General Russia-China Investment Fund for Regional Development since August 8, 2018. Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Doctor of public administration.

Biography

He was born on August 15, 1976 in

Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude (; bua, Улаан-Үдэ, , ; russian: Улан-Удэ, p=ʊˈlan ʊˈdɛ; mn, Улаан-Үд, , ) is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence wi ...

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

. His father Ilmir Nasikhovich Temirgaliev moved to

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...

in 1983, after finishing his military service in the

Group of Soviet Forces in Germany The Western Group of Forces (WGF),. previously known as the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany (GSOFG). and the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSFG),. were the troops of the Soviet Army in East Germany. The Group of Soviet Occupat ...

. In Crimea, Rustam Temirgaliev finished high school in the village of

Perevalne Perevalne ( uk, Перевальне; russian: Перевальное ( Perevalnoye); crh, Anğara, Ангъара) (until 1945, Angara) is a village in Crimea, a disputed territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine but ad ...

. In 1998 Temirgaliev graduated from the

Kyiv National Economic University The Kyiv National Economic University ( uk, Київський національний економічний університет імені Вадима Гетьмана, lit=Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University) is a self-govern ...

. After studying he worked as a teacher of economic policy in the Crimean Institute of Economy and Administrative Law. In 2002-03 Temirgaliev worked for the State Innovation Company. In 2003-05 he was a member of the Crimean republican government and in 2003-04 he was a deputy chairman of the Committee on Affairs of Family and Youth. In 2005-09 Temirgaliev continued his education in the National Academy of State Administration. In 2010 he was elected to the

Supreme Council of Crimea Verkhovna Rada of Crimea or the Supreme Council of Crimea, officially the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ( uk, Верховна Рада Автономної Республіки Крим, Verkhovna Rada Avtonomnoï Respubl ...

on a party list of the

Party of Regions The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...

. Temirgaliev is a

Volga Tatar The Volga Tatars or simply Tatars ( tt-Cyrl, татарлар, tatarlar) are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Volga-Ural region of Russia. They are subdivided into various subgroups. Volga Tatars are Russia's second-largest ethnicity after ...

In Crimea, the occupation authorities have no control over what they created - Dzhemilev

Radio Liberty Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...

. March 23, 2014 and his father Ilmir Nasihovich has been the chairman of the Association of Volga Tatars in the Republic of Crimea and Ukraine. According to

Mustafa Dzhemilev Mustafa Abduldzhemil Jemilev ( crh, Mustafa Abdülcemil Cemilev, Мустафа Абдюльджемиль Джемилев, ), also known widely with his adopted descriptive surname Qırımoğlu "Son of Crimea" ( Crimean Tatar Cyrillic: , ; born ...

, Rustam Temirgaliev is an agent of the Russian

GRU The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, rus, Гла́вное управле́ние Генера́льного шта́ба Вооружённых сил Росси́йской Федера́ци ...

. During the 2014 Crimea crisis he sided with

Sergey Aksyonov Sergey Valeryevich Aksyonov (russian: Сергей Валерьевич Аксёнов, uk, Сергій Валерійович Аксьонов, ro, Serghei Valerievici Aksionov; born 26 November 1972) is a Russian politician serving, since ...

and played a key role in the Russian annexation of Crimea.

Criminal proceedings

In Ukraine

On April 2, 2014 Rustam Temirgaliev was placed on the SBU wanted list for "actions aimed at violent change or overthrow the constitutional order or the seizure of state power" (Article 109, part 1, Criminal Code of Ukraine).

In Russia

In February 2015 the media reported about investigation against Temirgaliyev. But Temirgaliyev stated that he was only a witness and was not related to this story.

References

External links

Biography
Kievnews. {{DEFAULTSORT:Temirgaliev, Rustam 1976 births Living people People from Ulan-Ude People of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Kyiv National Economic University alumni Party of Regions politicians United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Volga Tatar people Russian military personnel Fugitives wanted by Ukraine Russian individuals subject to the European Union sanctions