Zilya Valeeva

Zilya Valeeva
Зи́ля Вале́ева

Zilya Valeeva, Director for State Museum Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin , Chairwoman of public organization The Women of Tatarstan, Chairwoman for Commission of the Republic of Tatarstan on UNESCO
Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Tatarstan
In office
year 2001  year 2012
Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Culture of Republic of Tatarstan
In office
year 2005  year 2011
Preceded by Ildus Tarkhanov
Succeeded by Airat Sibagatullin
Minister of press, broadcasting and mass media of the Republic of Tatarstan
In office
year 1999  year 2001
Deputy Chairman of State Council of Republic of Tatarstan
In office
year 1995  year 1999
First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Republic of Tatarstan
In office
year 1992  year 1995
Personal details
Born (1952-10-15) 15 October 1952
Ufa
Alma mater Moscow State University, degree in Journalism

Zilya Valeeva (Zilya Rakhimyanovna Valeeva, born 15 October 1952 in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan Russia) — public figure and politician in Republic of Tatarstan,[1] honored cultural worker of the Russian Federation, PhD in philosophical studies (2010).[2]

For 20 years, during 1992-2012, she acts as one of the first tier high-officials and the most influential female politician of the Republic of Tatarstan, traditionally noted as one of patriarchal Muslim region in Russian Federation. She actively represents the region on international level.

Currently Zilya Valeeva works as the Director of State Museum Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin,[3] also she is the Chairwoman for public organization The Women of Tatarstan, Chairwoman for Commission of the Republic of Tatarstan on UNESCO [4][5]

Biography

years 1970–1980 — Correspondent, later Head of Literature and Art Department of the republican youth newspaper Leninets (Ufa);

years 1980 - 1982— Correspondent of the newspaper Vechernyaya Kazan (Kazan);

years 1982 - 1990 — Correspondent, Head of Department on Social Issues at Sovetskaya Tatariya newspaper (Kazan);

years 1990 - 1992— Editor on politics at Izvestiya Tatarstana newspaper (Kazan);

years 1992–1995 — First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Republic of Tatarstan;

years 1995–1999 — Deputy Chairman of State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan;

years 1999–2001 — Minister of press, broadcasting and mass media of the Republic of Tatarstan;

years 2001–2005 — Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan;

years 2005–2011 . — Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan;

March 2011 – May 2012 — Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan;

Since May 17, 2012 — Director of State Museum Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin.

Awards

• The Medal for Valorous Labor;

• The Letter of Honor of Republic of Tatarstan (2002);

Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" (2003);

Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" (2005);

• Letter of appreciation on behalf of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan (2007);

Order of Friendship (2008);

• State Russian Federation award on the Culture recipient (2009).

References

  1. Official server of Republic of Tatarstan. Guide on public authorities
  2. Kazan (Volga region) Federal University official web-site
  3. State Museum Kazan Kremlin. Administration
  4. Unesco.ru Commission of the Russian Federation on UNESCO. Regional branches
  5. Valeeva Z.R. Sabantuy to the whole world // Vestnik UNESCO May 2008 page 24-27.
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