Rifat Gabdulkhakovich Shaykhutdinov (; born December 23, 1963) is a Russian politician. He currently serves as a member of the

State Duma The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly (Russia), Federal Assembly of Russia, with the upper house being the Federation Council (Russia), Federation Council. It was established by the Constitution of Russia, Constitution of t ...

and the Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Relations with CIS States and Compatriots, and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Power, Transport and Telecommunications. From 1992 to 1997 he was director of the Center for Experts in the Ministry of State Property in the Northwest Region.Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR)
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Tatar Tatar may refer to: Peoples * Tatars, an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar" * Volga Tatars, a people from the Volga-Ural region of western Russia * Crimean Tatars, a people from the Crimea peninsula by the B ...

, Shaykhutdinov is a deputy for the

Urals Federal District Ural Federal District ( rus, Уральский федеральный округ, p=ʊˈralʲskʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 12,080,523 (79.9% urban) according to the ...

. He is also an author of a novel ''Political hunting'' that contains his works in relation to the political analysis of the social and political situation in Russia as well as worldwide. Shaykhutdinov is a father of two children, Anna (born in 1989) and Rod (born in 1992).

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