On January 25, at the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov introduced a newly appointed Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Utilities of the republic Farid Khanifov, who headed regional branch of the Russian State Expert Evaluation Department (Glavgosexpertiza of Russia).
Irek Fayzullin, who headed Tatarstan Ministry of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Utilities since 2010, became the First Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of Russia.
Minnikhanov thanked Fayzullin for the work and handed in the state award - Order of Merits for the Republic of Tatarstan.