Mintimer Shaimiev took part in the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the King Faisal International Prize
11 March 2008, Tuesday
The King Faisal International Prize is a kind of a Nobel Prize for the Islamic world. The King Faisal Foundation awards prizes in: Service to Islam; Islamic studies; Arabic Language and literature; Science; Medicine. As many as 196 from 138 countries became laureates of the prize over 30 years.
Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev is the first Russian who was awarded the prize.
March 11, 2008.
Share:
LATEST NEWS
17
March 2026
On 17 March, speaking at a meeting of the State Council of the republic, where its Chairman Farid Mukhametshin declared his early termination of powers, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev said: “Mutual respect and deep understanding help to preserve high trust of our people.”
13
March 2026
On 13 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev accompanied by the regional Mufti Kamil Samigullin took part in the XIV Iftar of the republic organized by the Spiritual Board of Muslims of Tatarstan, the administration of the Ak Bars Arena stadium and the national tourist complex Tugan Avylym (My Native Village) at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center.
20
January 2026
On 20 January in the evening Russian President Vladimir Putin called Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev and congratulated him with his birthday. During the conversation Vladimir Putin stated that he is happy to hear bright voice of Mintimer (Sharipovich) and wished him good health and all the best.
On 20 January, congratulating Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev with his birthday, the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin wrote in his telegramme: “Being a famous and political leader, you have made a substantial contribution into modern development of Tatarstan and have earned the deep respect and gratitude of residents of the republic.
SUBSCRIBE FOR NEWS
Phone:
+7 (843) 5678810
Fax: +7 (843) 2927088
E-Mail: ap.rt@tatar.ru
Обычная версия
All content on this site is licensed under
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
If you see a mistake,
please select the word or sentence and press CTRL+ENTER