Ravil Faritovich Geniatulin (; ; born 20 December 1955 in Chita) was the Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai, 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

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father. From 1973 to 1975, Geniatulin served in the

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. After the army he studied at Chernyshevsky Chita State Institute. He joined the

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and worked as a party activist until 1991. From 1991 to 1996, he was the

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of Chita, and since 1996—the Governor of Chita Oblast and a member of the

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. 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

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. 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 (; , ''Agyn Buryaaday Toyrog''), or Aga Buryatia, is an administrative division of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. (Federal Constitutional Law #5-FKZ of July 21, 2007 ''On Creation of a New Federal Subject Within the Russian Federatio ...

as the first Governor of

Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Russian Far East. Its administrative center is Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Chita. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, the population was ...

—a new

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formed as a result of the merger of Chita Oblast and

Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug () 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 Zabaykalsky Krai. The territory of the former ABAO is now the A ...

. 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

References

External links

Bio of Ravil Geniatulin
on Viperson

designations at rulers.org website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Geniatulin, Ravil 1955 births Living people Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Governors of Zabaykalsky Krai Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1996–2000) People from Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia) Tatar people of Russia United Russia politicians