Riyaz Minzaripov

President of Kazan Federal University

Doctor of Science in Sociology

Birth date: 25 September 1951

Education

1971 – 1976 – Kazan State University, philosophy

Career

1976 – 1981 – Deputy Secretary, Secretary of the Komsomol Committee of Kazan University

1981 – 1984 – PhD course

1985 – 1987 – Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of Kazan University

1987 – 1994 – Assistant Lecturer, Associate Professor

1994 – 1999 – Head of the Department of Education of Kazan University

2000 – 2004 – Deputy Chairman of the Preparatory Committee and Vice-Rector for the 200th Anniversary of Kazan University

2005 – 2010 – Vice-Rector for General Affairs and Continuous Education

2010 – 2015 – Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs

2015 – 2021 – First Vice-Rector

2021 – 2023 – Chief Counselor to the Rector

Since January 2023 – President of the University

Commendations

Letters and awards of the Communist Youth Union (Komsomol)

Letters and awards of the Rector of Kazan University

Letters and awards of the Mayor of Kazan

Letters and awards of the Government of Tatarstan

Medal for the 1,000th Anniversary of Kazan (2005)

Distinguished Worker of Higher Professional Education of Russia (2004)

Distinguished Worker of the Higher School of Russia (2011)