Farit Mukhametshin
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Farit Mukhametshin | |
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Фарит Мухаметшин | |
 Mukhametshin in 2013 | |
| Russian Federation Senator from Samara Oblast | |
| In office 17 September 2018 – 13 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dmitry Azarov |
| Succeeded by | Marina Sidukhina |
| Ambassador of Russia to Moldova | |
| In office 5 April 2012 – 2 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Valery Kuzmin |
| Succeeded by | Oleg Vasnetsov |
| Head of Rossotrudnichestvo | |
| In office 17 October 2008 – 5 March 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Konstantin Kosachev |
| Ambassador of Russia to Uzbekistan | |
| In office 17 June 2003 – 17 October 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Dmitri Ryurikov |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Tyurdenev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1947 |
| Alma mater | Kazan Aviation Institute Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs All-Russian State University of Justice |
| Awards | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Third and Fourth Classes Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of Honour (Russia) Order of Friendship (Russia) Order of Friendship of Peoples Order of Friendship (Uzbekistan) Order of Honour (Moldova) |
Farit Mubarakshevich Mukhametshin (Russian: Фарит Мубаракшевич Мухаметшин; born 31 January 1947) is a Russian politician and diplomat. He served as a member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly as the representative of Samara Oblast between 2018 and 2024. He has previously been head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo), and as ambassador of Russia to Moldova, and to Uzbekistan.
Mukhametshin was born on 31 January 1947, in Bolshie Kokuzy, Apastovsky District, in what was then the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union.[1] He graduated from the Kazan Aviation Institute in 1970 with a degree as a mechanical engineer.[1] He then went to work at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, serving in various engineering and management positions.[2] He was also part of the Committee of Youth Organizations of the USSR between 1983 and 1987, and served as deputy chairman of the committee.[2] In 1983, Mukhametshin graduated from the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages.[3]
Diplomatic and governmental work
In 1987, Mukhametshin joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in 1990, graduated with honours from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1][2] Between 1993 and 1995, he was first deputy director of the Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia for Relations with the Subjects of the Federation, Parliament and Social and Political Organizations.[2][4] On 10 December 1995 he received the diplomatic rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 2nd Class.[5] From 1995 until 1999, Mukhametshin was Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan under the President of Russia, and Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan.[2][3] Between 1999 and 2003 he was a department head at the Apparatus of the Government of Russia.[2][6] On 21 December 2000, he received a Certificate of Honour of the Government of Russia "for many years of impeccable work".[7] Mukhametshin's work was further noted when on 24 July 2001 he received the official thanks of the Government of Russia, and on 19 February 2002, he received the official thanks of the President of Russia for the "development of the draft federal budget for 2002 and active participation in legislative activities".[8][9] In 2003, Mukhametshin graduated from the All-Russian State University of Justice with a law degree.[1][2]
On 17 June 2003, Mukhametshin was appointed ambassador to Uzbekistan.[10] On 2 December 2004 he received the diplomatic rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 1st Class, with a further advancement to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on 6 March 2007.[11][12] He held the post of ambassador to Moldova until 17 October 2008.[2][3][13] That same day Mukhametshin was appointed head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo), concurrently with the position as special representative of the President of Russia for Relations with Member States.[2][14] He served in this role until his release on 5 March 2012.[15][16] On 5 April 2012, Mukhametshin was appointed ambassador to Moldova.[17] He held the post until 2 July 2018.[3][18]
