On March 18, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev together with his wife Sakina Shaimieva voted in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation at the polling station № 42, located in the building of Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev – KAI.
On March 16, at the Saidashev State Big Concert Hall in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Hero of Labour of Russia Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of the regional State Council Farid Mukhametshin and other representatives of the regional authorities took part in the summing up meeting of the regional contest “Benefactor of the Year”.
On March 15, in the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting on the conceptual issues of interior solutions of the hotel complex "Kul Gali" according to the context of the historical and cultural heritage of the ancient Bolgar.
On February 25, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev met Naina Yeltsina and Tatyana Yumasheva, the wife and the daughter of the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin, who came to Kazan to attend finals and an award ceremony of the ITF International Tennis Tournament "Yeltsin Cup-2018".
On February 22, at the Saidashev State Big Concert Hall in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. Tatarstan State Counsellor, Hero of Labour of Russia Mintimer Shaimiev, Hero of the Soviet Union Boris Kuznetsov, veterans and representatives of the Russian Armed Forces, heads of ministries and department of the republic and ither officials took part in a solemn event dedicated to the Day of the Defender of the Fatherland.
On February 21, State Counsellor of Tatarstan, Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting at the place of the reconstruction of the Cathedral of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God.
On February 20, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, members of the regional Government and invited guests took part in the 35th meeting of Tatarstan State Council of the fifth convocation.
On January 25, during his working visit to Kazan (the Republic of Tatarstan), Russian President Vladimir Putin with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, who is in hospital because of illness.
On January 20, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev received congratulations on his birthday.
On December 11, at the Kazan City Hall, Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of the regional State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Hero of the Soviet Union Boris Kuznetsov, Aide to Tatarstan President Leila Fazleeva and other officials of the republic took part in a solemn event dedicated to the Day of Heroes of the Motherland, which is annually celebrated in Russia on December, 9.