The head of the republic of Bashkiria, Rustem Khamitov, is a rather interesting person. This is evidenced even by the fact that the federal media speak and write about it almost as much as the regional ones. How does he attract everyone's attention? Let's try to figure it out together.
Childhood
Rustem Khamitov's father - Zaki Salimovich Khamitov - was a professor, doctor of technical sciences, honored engineer of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Mother, Raisa Siniyatulovna, worked as a teacher of mathematics. She was always with her husband, and at the very beginning family life went after him to the Kemerovo region, where he worked in a mine, and then raised the virgin lands. The couple lived in the small village of Drachenino for 5 years, and two children were born there (Rustem has a younger brother - Rashid). After the Khamitov family returned back to Bashkiria.
The biography of Rustem Khamitov as a whole is no different from the biography of an average Russian resident.
He graduated from a regular secondary school in Ufa. He studied well, in the certificate there was only one four - english language.
The boy was fond of sports: he practiced at the stadium, attended the gymnastics section, in which he had the first adult rank.
The dream to follow in his father's footsteps and become an engineer led him to the country's largest engineering university.
In 1971, he went to Moscow. Despite the persuasion of his mother, his father did not go with him, deciding that his son was already quite old and independent. The young man first entered the Moscow Technical University. N.E. Bauman. But studying was no longer as easy as at school. Basically, the young man received triples and fours. In 1977, he graduated from university with a degree in Engines. aircraft».
From assistant master to head of science department
Immediately after graduation, Rustem Khamitov decided to return to his homeland. He got a job first as an assistant foreman, and then as a foreman at the Ufa Engine-Building Production Association.
In 1978, he moved to work in and "rose" to a senior research fellow.
From 1986 to 1988, he was the head of the laboratory for ground-based use of aircraft engines, and from 1998 to 1990, the research and production department of VNIIST.
The road to politics
Khamitov’s political career began with the election of his deputy in the Supreme Council of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1990. Three years later, he was appointed director of the Institute of Applied Ecology and Nature Management of Bashkortostan, was engaged in the implementation of environmental programs of a regional scale, and also developed the concept of environmental and industrial safety of the republic.
- From 1994 to 1996, Khamitov headed the Ministry of Security the environment Bashkortostan, after which he was appointed Minister of Emergency Situations and a member of the Security Council of Bashkortostan.
- In 2000, Rustem Zakievich was appointed the chief federal inspector for the Republic of Bashkortostan, and since 2002 - acting deputy representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Volga region.
- In 2004 - became the head of Rosvodresursy, and since 2009 - the Deputy Chairman of the Board of RusHydro.
- In 2010, Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Khamitov the interim President of the republic, and subsequently signed a decree recognizing him as president. Rustem Khamitov twice combined this position with the post of Prime Minister.
- In September 2014, he was re-elected for a second term.
Nationality and religion
By nationality, Rustem Khamitov is a Bashkir. He considers the Bashkir language to be his native, but also speaks Russian perfectly. Speaks English fluently.
Rustem Zakirovich professes Islam. During his first trip to Saudi Arabia as president of Bashkortostan in 2011, Khamitov made a death, a small hajj to Mecca.
Personal life
Khamitov’s family is small: his wife, two children and grandchildren. With his wife, Gulshat Gafurovna, he was familiar from childhood. And they got married almost immediately after Rustem Zakirovich returned from Baumanka. Together, the couple has been over 35 years old. By profession, Gulshat Gafurovna is a doctor of functional diagnostics. Now she devotes all the time to the charity fund "Marhamat", of which she is president.
The son and daughter of Rustem Khamitov live in Moscow. Kamil Rustemovich, an engineer by training, now works at RusHydro, and his daughter Nuria runs a tourism business.
In 2011, Khamitov first became a grandfather. Now he already has three grandchildren.
A photo of Rustem Khamitov with his family rarely becomes public.
All of Khamitov’s relatives are ordinary people. Among them are teachers, doctors, workers. For example, Khamitov’s brother - Rashid - works as a driver in Ufa, he dreamed about this profession since childhood and is not going to change anything.
As Rustem Zakirovich himself states, his family does not seek wealth. He speaks of the modest requests of his and his wife.
Let's see if his income testifies to this.
Income
According to data for 2016, the income for 12 months of the head of Bashkiria amounted to 7.17 million rubles (half a million less than in 2015).
The spouse’s income for the same period is 123 thousand rubles (for 2015 - only 15,000).
Rustem Khamitov owns a plot of 3.7 hundred square meters and a residential building of 25.7 square meters. m., and his wife - an apartment of 120.5 square meters. m
The couple also has a service apartment with an area of \u200b\u200b79.9 square meters. m and cottage - 444 square meters. m
There is something to say thanks
The positive aspects of coming to the management of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov are as follows:
- GDP grew almost 2 times between 2010 and 2014, ahead of the average for Russia;
- the influx of investment in the region has noticeably increased;
- the international rating of the republic changed from stable to positive;
- the National Procurement Transparency Rating moved Bashkortostan from 34th to 2nd place in the Guaranteed Transparency indicator.
Rustem Zakirovich has repeatedly noted that he loves his native republic, its population and nature. He claims that he has visited all corners of Bashkiria and has many friends among ordinary people.
Accusations
In the regional and federal mass media, there are often reports of illegal actions by the head of Bashkiria. Here are some of them:
- In 2013, Sergei Mironov, the leader of Just Russia, accused him of falsifying the results of parliamentary elections. As a result, they nearly accepted the resignation of Rustem Khamitov. This would be the first case of the removal of the head of the republic.
- A number of public figures in Bashkiria, led by Azamat Galin, accused Khamitov of causing damage to the regional budget in the amount of 68 billion rubles as a result of approval of the deal to merge the assets of Soda and Caustic.
- All the same persons accused Rustem Zakirovich of harming the environment and destroying forests due to the building permit granted by Kronoshpan-Bashkortostan LLC.
- Some experts believe that with the advent of Rustem Khamitov in the region, the level of corruption has sharply increased. It is not possible to quantify this level, but the growth of public debt can be recorded. During the first term of Khamitov, he grew by more than 60%.
- Rustem Zakirovich was also accused of illegally allocating funds for the celebration of the anniversary of the Supreme Court of the Republic, equating this to bribery of the judiciary.
Resignation
In connection with the numerous accusations against the head of Bashkiria, the most discussed topic in the region was the question of whether Rustem Zakirovich Khamitov would resign in 2017.
Almost everyone who starts a conversation about the possible resignation of the head of Bashkiria comes to the conclusion that this will not happen, despite the "personnel cleansing" in the republic.
Federal experts assessing the stability of the work of the heads of regions attributed Khamitov to the "yellow" list of governors.
In total, they identified three such groups:
- green, here are those who have nothing to fear;
- red, consisting of governors who will be dismissed with a high degree of probability;
- yellow, which includes the heads of regions, whose chances of remaining in their place are estimated as 50/50.
The following facts play into Khamitov’s hand:
- Good connection with the federal center.
- Availability of plans for the future of the region (in 2019, Bashkortostan will turn 100 years old. Many projects are timed to coincide with this event, including the construction of several large facilities).
- Attractiveness of the republic for business (large businessmen are in no hurry to “wind down their business” and move to the capital or St. Petersburg, as in neighboring regions).
- Own style of behavior and strict adherence to it.
- Ability to manage (experts do not call him a clear leader, but they also note shortcomings in the management style).
The following arguments work in favor of resignation:
- Khamitov has conflicts with some federal politicians and big businessmen.
- Dissatisfaction with the work of the head of the region is expressed by ordinary residents and the elite of Bashkortostan.
- A little more than a year is left until the next elections (they will be held already in 2019), which also increases the chances of resignation, according to experts.
Like any politician, Rustem Khamitov has many supporters and opponents. An objective assessment of the work of a politician will be possible only after some time. For now, it remains to hope that Bashkiria will flourish and develop regardless of who comes to power.
The wife of the head of Bashkortostan took up arms against local media and public activists. Would she open Pandora's box with this?
FROM new strength runs the risk of a scandal with the Bashkortostan charitable foundation « Marhamat « headed by Gulshat Khamitova, wife of the head of the republic Rustem Khamitov. This was reported with reference to informed sources by the Kompromat.TOP correspondent. The management of the fund filed a lawsuit in court to protect honor and dignity. The Internet portal is the defendant in the lawsuit « Proufu «.
Gulshat Khamitova requires the publication to give a refutation of its April publication. The portal wrote that two Ufa civic activists Almira Zhukova and Ramil Saitova applied to the FSB with a statement asking the Chekists to carefully check their financial activities. « Marhamata «.
In particular, the fund is accused of hiding the money raised from charity concerts organized by it.
Gulshat Khamitova
Moreover, according to activists, the fund for a long time generally hid its financial activities from the public. The FSB promised to investigate, but the police department suddenly intervened in the situation.
One activist was urged to report to the police to clarify her complaints. And she is seriously afraid that a criminal case will be brought against her for allegedly disseminated defamation.
“At this stage, from law enforcement we are not expecting anything. In April, we asked to quickly respond to our statement, come to a concert organized by the fund, count the number of spectators, and then compare the number of tickets sold with the fund’s reporting. This has not been done, ”said Ramilya Saitova.
What is a "Marhamat"
Wife of Rustem Khamitov is the sole founder of the fund. Initially, it was created to help sick children. How many children were cured thanks to the fund, no one really knows. But suddenly, the foundation began to be called educational.
Spiteful people say that when conducting education and training, it’s easier to “withdraw” money; in medicine this is much more difficult. But the fund has no shortage of money. Moreover, they say that in the republic not only Khamitov is respected, but his spouses are afraid. Moreover, staffing issues are rumored to be
As an example, activists give an organized concert in Ufa. How much money was collected from him and where they settled, social activists did not find out. « The Great Hall has 716 seats. With an average price of 5,000 rubles, revenue amounted to about 3 million rubles. The proceeds from the concert are not reflected in the Fund's receipts, which indicates fraud and theft of funds. In violation of the law, the report for 2013 was not published on the Fund's website « , - quotes the statement of social activists portal "Proofu".
The organization Gulshat Khamitova had two main sponsors, who poured him multi-million dollar sums: Ural Lotto LLC and Promtransbank. According to available documents, every year millions of so-called “play money” passed through the fund, received from the then most massive lottery in Bashkiria “Lotto 6 of 40 and Joker”.
In the fund itself, according to reports, considerable funds were spent on “maintaining the apparatus” and “other expenses”. The lottery organizers were also not in the loser. They were given preferential taxation and, presumably, the friendly disposition of the head of the republic, Rustem Khamitov, for “charity”. This was written by The Moscow Post portal.
First lady there is first lady
An amazing trend has developed in Russia (and for a long time). As soon as someone occupies high government posts (minister, governor, mayor), the affairs of their wives financially creep up.
Of course, we can assume (although you absolutely do not want to believe in it categorically!) That having become officials, these same ministers simply transfer their assets to their closest relatives. Itself becomes with nothing, but relatives at once with everything.
But also the little wives are often not a miss. Apparently, Gulshat Khamitova turned out to be such cunning and sneaky. Took and took up charity work. Only now, the participants in the political process in Bashkortostan had doubts, could not do without the active participation of her husband, the head of the republic.
At least the first steps of Khamitov to the position of regional chief suggest these thoughts. So, first of all, he pushed in Kurultai (the local parliament) a law on guarantees to himself and his relatives.
Local parliamentarians, in particular, secured the right to free protection of property and housing, but also to medical and transport services, spa treatment and communication.
The wife of Mr. Khamitov also got the opportunity to accompany her husband at official ceremonies and receptions at public expense.
Foreign partners?
As you know, the husband of Gultan Khamitova, before joining the high echelons of power, worked for RusHydro. Two years ago, this company was stuck in an extremely unpleasant story. Its CEO Evgeny Dod was arrested. His siloviki suspected of embezzlement as much as 70 million rubles.
The siloviki were very excited by the cooperation agreement between RusHydro and Bashkortostan on the development of small electric power industry in the republic. The cooperation was supposed to involve an Italian company called Ayvest in the project.
And some sneakers suddenly found out that the owner of the controlling interest in the Italian office was a certain Gulshat Hamitova. Maybe the full namesake of the head of Bashkortostan? In life, as they say, there are many coincidences, but this is hard to believe.
Have the tens of millions of rubles flowed through the Italian office in an unknown direction, because of which Dod rang out on the bunk? While in this story, Mrs. Khamitova is not at work.
Moreover, she herself went on the attack on her opponents about her charitable foundation. Wouldn’t it go too far if the siloviki really took up his activities and the information that, thanks to activists, has already become public? Then the almighty husband will not help. As they say, under the Domoclesque sword ...
Human rights activists of the republic appealed to the FSB of Russia with a demand to check the activities of the Markhamat fund, whose activities are supervised by the wife of the head of Bashkiria Gulshat Khamitova, for laundering multimillion-dollar funds.
Executive Director of the Public Organization “For Human and Citizen Rights” Almira Zhukova and human rights activist Ramilya Saitova requested the director of the FSB of Russia Alexander Bortnikov and the head of the FSB Directorate for Bashkiria Oleg Gaidenko check the activities of the charity fund "Marhamat". A separate paragraph refers to possible involvement in violations of the First Lady of the Republic Gulshat Khamitova. It is Gulshat Gafurovna who is the chairman of the board of trustees of the fund.
The reason for contacting the state security organs was the recent charity concert at the Bashkortostan State Concert Hall as part of the festival Ildar Abdrazakov April 25, which was the final in a series of charity concerts organized by the Marhamat Foundation, and the revenue report of which was not reflected in any of the available sources that publish the receipt of funds in the fund.
The first concert was held on December 27, 2013. It was a Christmas charity concert all the same Ildar Abdrazakov at the opera and ballet theater.
“In the Great Hall there are 716 seats. With an average price of 5,000 rubles, revenue amounted to about 3 million rubles. The proceeds from the concert are not reflected in the Fund's receipts, which indicates fraud and theft of funds. In violation of the law, the report for 2013 was not published on the Fund’s website, ”- quotes a statement by social activists portal proufu.ru.
Journalists also could not find a report on the activities of the fund for 2012 on the website of the Charity Fund “Marakhmat”.
Another concert, which attracted the attention of public figures, was held on December 5, 2013. The concert "Classics and Jazz" was held at the Bashkir State Philharmonic. The purpose of the action, as the fund reported, was to help three seriously ill children.
However, despite the fact that more than five years have passed since the day of the concert, many will recall that even before the event began, it became the subject of a major scandal. Then one of the chief doctors of Ufa turned to the source and provided a fax signed by the then Minister of Health, in which the official demanded that the doctors attend the concert, the ticket price of which was from 2 to 8 thousand rubles. The requirement to ensure the occupancy of the hall was then confirmed in the republican Ministry of Health, having already demonstrated the letter Gulshat Khamitova to Georgy Shebaev.
Eventually Almira Zhukova and Ramil Saitov asked the FSB authorities to verify the arguments set out in the statement.
In particular, establish whether strict reporting forms were used in each case of ticket sales.In addition, social activists are asking establish a circle of people involved in organizing concerts, raising funds and selling tickets.
On this topic
A petition has been created on the Internet addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Its author - a member of the Human Rights Council of Bashkiria, Eduard Kadyrov, reported on the threat of pollution drinking water in Sibay and Magnitogorsk.
Separate paragraph applicants are asked to verify involvement of Gulshat Khamitova in the specified violations of the law.
“The immediate reason for our attention to the fund was the appeal of citizens to our organization. Therefore on the eve last concert we asked the FSB Directorate for the Republic of Belarus with a request to start an ORM and record the number of spectators that the hall was full. Studying the website of Charity Fund “Markhamat” with Ramilya Saitova, we drew attention to the gaps in reporting. I remember that “Marhamat” began, including with the treatment of children, but it’s difficult to hide something in the medical field. Now the fund is called "educational." Education, training - it already sounds voluminous. In general, some funds and NPOs have increased attention of regulatory authorities, and the Charity Fund “Markhamat” seems untouchable. I believe that this fund should be under the control of the general public, and not a narrow circle of relatives or close top officials of the republic ”- commented Almira Zhukova.
It is strange that in Bashkiria they are no longer embarrassed to “protect” everything related to the Khamitov spouses, even if their subordinates or organizations “warmed up” openly violate the country's legislation. Rumor has it that officials do not respect President Khamitov as much as they fear his imperious khanum, skillfully guiding her husband in the right direction and shuffling his hands with his hands.
As for the Marhamat Foundation, it was already mentioned in the investigations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2014. Then, as bashtribuna.ru recalls, a criminal investigation was conducted into the fact of causing damage to the state in the amount of about 10 million rubles. The treasury of Bashkortostan received so much as a result of a deftly organized operation to transfer funds of the republican Fund for the Development and Support of Small Business from two commercial banks to Promtransbank, indirectly affiliated with the family of the head of the republic through its owner Ildara Mukhametdinovaa close friend and sponsor led by Gulshat Khamitovamarhamat Foundation.
A family
Father - Zaki Salimovich Khamitov (1930-1993), professor, doctor of technical sciences, honored engineer of the Republic of Bashkortostan, a native of the village of Shtanda, Baltachevsky district of Bashkortostan. In 1973-1980 - Head of the Department of Machine Repair, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanization agriculture Bashkir Agricultural Institute.
Mother - Raisa Siniyatulovna Khamitova all her life worked as a mathematics teacher at school, now retired.
The younger brother - Rashid Khamitov lives in Ufa.
Married, has two children, has a grandson and granddaughter. Wife - Gulshat Khamitova (before marriage - Gafurov), doctor of functional diagnostics. She met her future husband in early childhood.
Son - Kamil Khamitov, engineer, graduate of USATU, worked in a private design bureau. Since March 2011, Camille has been working for RusHydro. Daughter - Nuria Hamitova is engaged in tourism business. Both live and work in Moscow. At the end of September 2011, a granddaughter was born.
Biography
In 1971 he graduated from high school in Ufa.
In 1977 he graduated from the Moscow Higher Technical School. N.E. Bauman, majoring in “Aircraft Engines”, after which he returned to Ufa, where at different years he worked at the Ufa Engine-Building Production Association, Ufa Aviation Institute.
Since 1986, he worked as the head of the laboratory for the on-ground use of aircraft engines, then - the head of the research and production department of the East branch of the All-Union Research Institute for the Construction of Trunk Pipelines (Ufa). Khamitov - Doctor of Technical Sciences (specializing in the field of automated control systems), author of the book "Building a strategic security management system for the population of a subject of the Russian Federation (experience of the Republic of Bashkortostan)."
Politics
In 1990, Khamitov was elected to the Supreme Council of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, where he was chairman of the Supreme Council Commission on Ecology and the Rational Use of Natural Resources.
From 1993 to 1994 he worked as director of the Institute of Applied Ecology and Nature Management of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
In 1994-1996, Khamitov headed the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Nature Management, Prevention and Liquidation of Consequences of Emergencies of the Republic of Bashkortostan. From 1996 to 1999 - Minister for Emergency Situations and Environmental Safety of the Republic of Bashkortostan, member of the Security Council of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
In 1999, Khamitov headed the Department of Prevention and Response of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation.
In 2000, he was appointed Chief Federal Inspector for the Republic of Bashkortostan of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga federal district, then acting deputy plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District.
In 2003-2004, Khamitov was the head of the Interregional Inspectorate for the largest taxpayers No. 4, the head of the Department of the largest taxpayers of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for taxes and duties.
In 2004, Khamitov was appointed head of the Federal Agency water resources.
Since 2009, he worked as Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of JSC RusHydro.
On July 15, 2010, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, Khamitov was appointed interim President of the Republic of Bashkortostan. On July 19, 2010, deputies of the State Assembly - Kurultai of the Republic of Bashkortostan approved the candidacy of Khamitov proposed by the President of the Russian Federation and vested him with the powers of the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
from July 15, 2010 to May 19, 2011 - combined the position of the President with the Prime Minister.
On July 19, 2010, the State Assembly - Kurultai of the Republic of Bashkortostan approved Khamitov as President of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
From August 6, 2012, he again combines the post of chairman of the government of the republic with the president.
On May 30, 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of Khamitov to take part in the elections of the heads of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which will be held on September 14, 2014.
Income
In 2013, Rustem Khamitov earned 6,028,165.83 rubles. For comparison: in 2012, the head of Bashkortostan received over 5.5 million rubles. The information on incomes, property and property obligations of the President of the Republic of Belarus and his family members includes land plots of 1750 and 3699 square meters.
The property also has a residential building of 25.7 sq.m. Wife owns a car Subaru Legacy Outback. In addition, the head of the region has an apartment in use - 79 squares and a state cottage with an area of \u200b\u200b444.8 square meters.
Scandals (rumors)
In 2011, studies showed that Rustem Khamitov is in the top 10 best lobbyists in the Russian Federation (took 9th place).
His activity was also noted by Fortune magazine, which said that Khamitov’s economic policy allowed Bashkortostan to strengthen its position in the top ten among the regions of the Russian Federation. The presence of the best industrial and economic indicators confirmed this.
Also, the board of Rustem Khamitov was also noted by the ExpertRA rating agency, according to the study of which Bashkortostan occupied the first position in the nomination "Minimum Economic Risks" in 2010-2011. Forbes magazine did not pass by the capital of the republic - the city of Ufa. According to the magazine, Ufa ranked second among the 30 cities of the Russian Federation in which doing business is best (2012).
In 2013, Khamitov came under suspicion of law enforcement agencies and passed as a witness in the RUSHYDRO case. Khamitov was accused of rigging the parliamentary elections in late 2013, in particular, the leader of A Just Russia, Sergei Mironov.
According to civil activists, the head of Bashkortostan violated the federal and republican constitution and a number of laws, which resulted in a "massive violation of the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Republic of Bashkortostan." President of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov almost became the first head of the republic, in relation to whom the procedure of removal from office could be initiated (violation of the constitution).
In October 2013, social activists led by Azamat Galin accused the president of violating the law "On the privatization of state and municipal property" and causing damage to the republic’s budget of 68 billion rubles. "upon approval of a major transaction to merge the assets of Soda and Caustic.
The lawsuit also claims that Rustem Khamitov “created risks of forest destruction and harmed the environment” by signing on August 17, 2012 an investment agreement authorizing the construction of Kronoshpan-Bashkortostan LLC. Moreover, activists note a violation of yet another law “On the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan” in connection with the unlawful transfer of a blocking stake in the Ufa elastic materials plant to a private person from the republic.
Khamitov was also accused of illegally allocating funds from the republic’s budget for the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Bashkir Supreme Court, which, according to activists, is similar to bribing the judicial power. This is in the context of the fact that Khamitov is accused of "pressure on the court." Participants in the political process in Bashkiria note that the early termination of powers of the chairman and judge of the Kirov district court of Ufa Munir Valeev is due to the acquittal that he issued in July to former Prime Minister of Bashkortostan Sarbaev, a person opposing the incumbent president. But of course they did not start a case.
After the arrival of Rustem Khamitov, corruption in the republic has increased dramatically, experts say. Moreover, often the most high-profile crimes began to be committed not only at the republican, but also at the municipal level. Not so long ago, the 51-year-old deputy head of the Baimaksky municipal administration, Konstantin Zamotaev, appeared on trial on charges of misconduct and fraud along with 49-year-old wife Natalya Zamotaeva.
Since the beginning of 2013, the state debt of Bashkiria has grown by 22%, over the past three years - by 60%. If in 2010 the deficit amounted to 6.9 billion, then in 2013 it reached 17.9 billion rubles. For comparison, the first President of the Republic of Belarus Murtaza Rakhimov in the 2010s transferred 38 billion rubles of free funds to the new head of the republic on the accounts of the republican government.
Rustem Zakievich Khamitov - former head of the Republic of Bashkiria since 2010, in the past - deputy chairman of RusHydro, head of the Federal Agency for Water Resources. He has a doctorate in technical sciences.The family of Rustem Khamitov
Rustem Khamitov's father, Zaki Salimovich, who passed away in 1993, was an honored engineer of the Republic of Bashkortostan, later became dean of the Bashkir Agricultural Institute, had a doctorate in technical sciences. Mother, Raisa Siniyatulovna, worked as a mathematics teacher at school. Khamitov has a younger brother - Rashid, he works as a driver in Ufa. 
The childhood and youth of Rustem Khamitov
In 1971, Khamitov graduated from Ufa secondary school No. 115, which subsequently spoke extremely warmly. Teachers called him one of the most conscientious students: in his certificate there was only one four - in English, and in all other subjects stood solid fives. 
At the end of the school, Khamitov chose the famous Baumanka, specialty “aircraft engines”, for admission. Although 10 applicants applied for each place on the course, Rustem Khamitov passed the contest and joined the ranks of students. In 1977, he graduated from high school and returned to Ufa, which became for him almost his native city.
Beginning of labor path of Rustem Khamitov
After graduating from Baumanka, Khamitov worked for ten years at the Ufa Engine-Building Production Association. He came there as an assistant to the master, and then was promoted to master and worked in this position until 1978.Rustem Khamitov: “I remember the years at the plant as the best in life”
The scientific career of Rustem Khamitov
In 1978, Khamitov decided that he wanted to continue his scientific career in his specialty, after which he got a job as an engineer at the Ufa Aviation Institute, and was soon promoted to junior and then senior researcher. 
Over time, Khamitov’s successes were appreciated by his superiors — in 1986, he was appointed head of the laboratory for the on-ground use of aircraft engines.
Fate favored Khamitova and further - in 1988 Rustem Zakievich became the head of the research and production department of the Eastern branch of the All-Union Research Institute, engaged in the construction of trunk pipelines. Later he defended his PhD, and years later, his doctoral dissertation (his specialty is automated control systems).
In 1999, his scientific work “Building a Strategic Management System for the Security of the Population of the Subject of the Russian Federation: Experience of the Republic of Bashkortostan” was published.
Rustem Khamitov - politician
The political career of Rustem Khamitov began in the late 80s, during the Perestroika period. Young man with an active lifestyle, constantly giving out new ideas, they noticed “above”, and in 1990 he was elected to the post mP Supreme Council of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. 
First of all, Khamitov was worried about the problems of rational and efficient use of natural resources, so he was soon appointed chairman of the Commission on Environmental Problems.
In 1993, Khamitov resigned and was the director of the Bashkortostan Institute of Applied Ecology and Nature Management for a year.
In 1994, Khamitov became the regional Minister of the Environment. Since 1996, he began to oversee the fight with emergency situations. Three years later, he was invited to the Federal Emergencies Ministry, and in 2000 he was offered the position of federal inspector in the office of the Presidential Envoy to the Volga Federal District, Sergei Kiriyenko. Two years later he was promoted to acting Deputy Plenipotentiary, oversaw issues of interethnic and interfaith relations at the regional level, coordinated the activities of the Ministry of Emergencies.
In February 2003, Khamitov joined the interregional leadership of the Federal Tax Service (at that time the Ministry of Taxes and Duties). The largest taxpayers of the fuel and energy industry fell into its jurisdiction.
A year later, Rustem Khamitov took the place of leader in Rosvodresursy, being subordinate to the federal Ministry of Natural Resources. He held this position until May 2009, until he relinquished his authority with the wording “transfer to another job”.
The new place of work of Rustem Khamitov was JSC RusHydro - the politician took a chair in the board of the organization, starting with a high post of deputy chairman. His appointment coincided with the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station (August 17, 2009), therefore Rustem Zakievich, under the leadership of Sergei Shoigu, personally participated in heavy work to eliminate the consequences of the accident for a month.
Rustem Khamitov as head of Bashkortostan
In July 2010, Murtaza Rakhimov, ex-president of the Republic of Bashkortostan, resigned. President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Khamitov the acting president of Bashkortostan. The state assembly of Bashkiria supported Khamitov’s candidacy, after which on July 15, 2010 he officially took up a new position. 
In the elections to the State Duma of the Vi convocation, he headed the regional list of candidates from United Russia, and although more than 70% of voters in Bashkortostan voted for the party, Khamitov refused the mandate, retaining the post of head of the republic.
Khamitov actively traveled around Bashkortostan, being interested in the affairs of various industries. He tried to popularize sports among young people, as he loves football, is a fan of the Ufa club and, if possible, communicates with players.
Actively developed international relationships Bashkortostan. For example, in April 2016, Khamitov traveled to Milan as part of a government delegation and talked with Italian businessmen and government officials.
The head of Bashkortostan attracted investments from other regions of Russia, in particular, in May 2016, he met with the Director General of the Chelyabinsk holding Sigma Alexander Makhrov. They discussed the possibility of expanding a plant for the production of sunflower oil in Chishma and building new similar enterprises.
Personal life of Rustem Khamitov
With his future wife, Gulshat Hamitova (nee Gafurova), Rustem Zakievich met at a young age - their fathers were friends from school. For many years, the wife of the head of Bashkortostan has been working as a functional diagnostics doctor. 
The Hamitov couple have two children. Son Camille - engineer, graduate of the Ufa Aviation technical university. He worked in various private and state companies, at the moment he is the owner of several companies. Leading IT specialist at RusHydro, later moved to one of the capital's design bureaus. The daughter, Nuria Hamitova, chose a tourism business for herself, also lives in Moscow.
For Rustem Khamitov, a Bashkir by nationality, Bashkir is his native language. In addition, he speaks excellent Russian and speaks good English. He professes Islam, in 2011 made a pilgrimage to Mecca (Umra rite).
Rustem Khamitov sings to the guitar