Mukhammat Sabirov (russian: Мухаммат Галлямович Сабиров; tt-Cyrl, Мөхәммәт Сабиров; March 29, 1932 – March 9, 2015) was a Russian

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limit ...

and

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. Sabirov served as the first

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Tatarstan The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...

from 1991 to 1995. Sabirov began a lengthy career as an engineer at Almetievskburneft in 1955. He served as the first Prime Minister of Tatarstan, the

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of the republic, from 1991 to 1995. Sabirov died on March 9, 2015, at the age of 82. His memorial service was held at the national culture centre in

Kazan, Tatarstan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...

, on March 10, 2015. Dignitaries in attendance at the service included current Prime Minister of Tatarstan

Ildar Khalikov The prime minister of Tatarstan serves as the head of government of the Republic of Tatarstan, a republic of Russia. Mukhammat Sabirov served as Tatarstan's first prime minister. List of prime ministers of Tatarstan * Mukhammat Sabirov (July 5, 1 ...

and former

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and state counsellor,

Mintimer Shaimiev Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev ( tt-Cyrl, Минтимер Шәрип улы Шәймиев, translit=Mintimer Şärip ulı Şäymiev; russian: Минтиме́р Шари́пович Шайми́ев; born January 20, 1937) is a Russian former p ...

. Sabirov was buried in Arsk cemetery in Kazan.

References

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