Rustam Minnikhanov presents Order of Merit for the Republic of Tatarstan to Leonid Smagin
12 November 2012, Monday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has presented the “Order of Merit for the Republic of Tatarstan” to a labour veteran, a distinguished geological engineer, one of the founders of the Tatarstan oil industry Leonid Smagin.
The Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of the State Council Farid Mukhametshin congratulated him on the event.
Leonid Maksimovich Smagin is a Soviet politician, deputy of Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR of the 11th convocation. He started working as a geological engineer in Leninogorsk. In 1987 he was assigned Chairman of the State Committee for ferrous and nonferrous metal industry under the USSR Cabinet.
On October 23, just before his 80th anniversary, by the President’s Edict Leonid Smagin was awarded with the “Order of Merit for the Republic of Tatarstan” for a considerable contribution to development of Tatarstan’s oil and petrochemical industry, vigorous public and political activity. Today, the Tatarstan President personally presented the award to the veteran.
The Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of the State Council Farid Mukhametshin congratulated him on the event.
Leonid Maksimovich Smagin is a Soviet politician, deputy of Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR of the 11th convocation. He started working as a geological engineer in Leninogorsk. In 1987 he was assigned Chairman of the State Committee for ferrous and nonferrous metal industry under the USSR Cabinet.
On October 23, just before his 80th anniversary, by the President’s Edict Leonid Smagin was awarded with the “Order of Merit for the Republic of Tatarstan” for a considerable contribution to development of Tatarstan’s oil and petrochemical industry, vigorous public and political activity. Today, the Tatarstan President personally presented the award to the veteran.
RT President press service. Mikhail Mironov
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