Ildar Khalikov introduces new Director General of OAO “Tatmedia”

Irek Minnakhmetov has been assigned new Director General of the Open Joint-Stock Company “Tatmedia”. Tatarstan’s Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov has introduced new director of the staff.

Head of the RT Government presented the Tatarstan President’s Edict about abolition of the Republican agency for press and mass communications “Tatmedia”. Ildar Khalikov reminded as well that Marat Muratov who had managed the agency was assigned First Deputy Chief of the RT Presidential Executive Office.

Tatarstan’s Prime Minister congratulated Marat Muratov on new assignment and thanked for great work he had implemented on establishing the Republican agency OAO “Tatmedia”.

The PM also informed that the RT Ministry of informatization and communications is now the legal successor of the abolished Republican agency for press and mass communications “Tatmedia”.

Ildar Khalikov thanked former Director General of OAO “Tatmedia” Aidar Salimgaraev for work.

Head of the Tatarstan Government told that Irek Minnakhmetov graduated from the Kazan Institute of Economics and Finance, the Kazan State University, and for the last two years worked as Deputy Director General on commercial issues at OAO “Tatspirtprom”.

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OAO “Tatmedia” unites 130 mass media resources: 61 newspapers, 10 magazines, 28 TV companies, 19 radio stations, 1 information agency, and 1 on-line newspaper.

Irek Zaudatovich Minnakhmetov was born in Kazan on December, 25, 1980. In 2003, he graduated from the faculty of law of the Kazan State University named after Ulyanov-Lenin. From August 2010, worked as Deputy Director General on commercial issues at OAO “Tatspirtprom”.

Besides, he carries on sole proprietorship activity and is the Director General of OAO “Chingiskhan”. From 2008 to 2010 he worked as deputy of the Kazan City Duma.

He has a perfect knowledge of English.

Married, brings up a daughter.