Elvira Rinatovna Aitkulova (; , born 19 August 1973) is a Russian journalist and politician from

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. She has represented Beloretsk constituency in the

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since

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Education

She graduated from

Bashkir State University Bashkir State University (; ) (now Ufa University of Science and Technology) was located in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. Founded in 1909, it was a classical university of Russia. On July 8, 2022, the Ufa University of Science and Technology ...

Activity

In 1997-2004 she worked as a political observer for the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company "Bashkortostan", affiliated with

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. In 2010-2013, he was the editor-in-chief of the "Bashkortostan" TV studio. In 2013, she was elected a deputy of the 5th State Assembly of Bashkortostan, chairman of the committee on education, culture, sports and youth policy. In 2018, she was reelected to the sixth convocation. Member of the United Russia faction. Deputy Chairman of the State Assembly (2018). Aitkulova also was co-chair of the regional headquarters of the

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. In 2019 Aitkulova was elected Chairperson of the Presidium of The World Qoroltai of the Bashkirs.

Sanctions

She was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

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References

Living people 1973 births Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions People from Bashkortostan United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian women politicians Bashkir State University alumni {{Russia-StateDuma-Deputy-stub