Ravil Safovych Safiullin (; born 4 February 1955) is a Ukrainian football executive and politician who served as Minister of Youth and Sports.

Biography

Ravil Safiullin was born in a

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family. Prior to his ministerial position, Safiullin was president of Professional Football League of Ukraine between 2000 and 2008. He is still the Honorary President of PFL Ukraine. Aged 23, Safiullin graduated from the Donetsk Medical Institute in 1978 as a hygienist and epidemiologist. From 1977 to 1993 he worked at medical service. From 1994 to 2000 he worked the vice-president of

FC Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...

. In 2000, he was elected as the president of Professional Football League of Ukraine. Safiullin was elected as a

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during the

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and

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s as a member of the

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.Short bio of Ravil Safiullin
Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА" Safiullin was selected as Minister of Family, Youth, and Sports of Ukraine in the

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, and began serving on 11 March 2010. On 28 February 2013, President Yanukovych reorganized the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports and the State Service for Youth and Sports, creating a Ministry of Education and the (new) Ministry of Youth and Sports; Safiullin was awarded the ministership of this new institution. Safiullin did not participate in the

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. In 2020, he became the President of the Ukrainian Athletic Federation. Acting President of the Athletics Federation of Ukraine in January 2023 was Yevhen Pronin.

References

1955 births Living people People from Makiivka Ukrainian people of Tatar descent Youth and sport ministers of Ukraine Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Fifth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Party of Regions politicians Ukrainian sports businesspeople Professional Football League of Ukraine presidents FC Shakhtar Donetsk non-playing staff Donetsk National Medical University alumni {{Ukraine-bio-stub