Mintimer Shaimiev hands over commendation of Tatarstan President to chief coach of Ak Bars hockey team Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
13 March 2015, Friday
On March 13, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev handed over commendation of Tatarstan President to chief coach of Ak Bars hockey team Zinetula Bilyaletdinov.
The solemn ceremony took place at sports palace “Tatneft-Arena” in Kazan and was dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Zinetula Bilyaletdinov.
Shaimiev congratulated Bilyaletdinov on his anniversary and noted that the chief coach of Ak Bars hockey team became an Olympic champion in 1984 when he was a player of USSR hockey team. In 2004 Bilyaletdinov became chief coach of Ak Bars hockey team.
“Under your leadership the team won gold at Russian championship and won the Gagarin Cup twice. But we, fans are waiting for your new achievements. Therefore, I wish you good luck in your coaching mission,” Mintimer Shaimiev said.
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.
On 16 October in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev, who is also the Chairman of the Trustees Council of the regional Revival Fund, had a meeting with the Director General of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky, who came to Kazan to take part in a ceremony of opening a new exposition “The Yusupovs. Luxury across the Centuries” at the Hermitage Kazan Exposition Center and which has been prepared especially for the 20th anniversary of the Hermitage’s first representational centre established in 2005 by celebrations of the Kazan Millennium.
On 28 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a plenary session of the National Assembly of the World Tatar Congress held with participation of about 1 thousand delegates from 68 regions of Russia and 27 foreign countries in the Tatar State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kazan’