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 October 18, at the Galiaskar Kamal Tatar State Academic Theatre, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counselor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin took part in the farewell ceremony with the outstanding figure of theatrical art, People’s Artist of Russia and Tatarstan Rinat Tazetdinov.
On 1 October in the Kazan City Hall Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev, who is the Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation, had a meeting with old stagers of the public service of the republic. The meeting dedicated to the International Day of Older Persons was held with participation of the Chairman of the regional State Council Farid Mukhametshin, the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Rais (Head) of the republic Asgat Safarov, the Chief of Staff of the Office of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Shamil Gafarov and representatives of public old stagers organizations, and Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated public service old stagers with the holiday and thanked them for long painstaking work for the good of the republic.
On 8 September at a polling station in the Settlement of Borovoye Matyushino the Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a ballot in the elections of members of the regional State Council of the VII convocation.
On 7 September in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with the Soviet and Russian Military Commander Colonel General Anatoliy Sergeev, who was the Commander in Chief of the Volga-Urals and the Volga military districts from 1991 to 2002 and retired in 2022.