Adel Vafin appointed new Tatarstan Minister of Health
11 September 2013, Wednesday
On September 11 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov introduced new Minister of Health Adel Vafin to the staff.
The former Minister of Health Airat Farrakhov was appointed Russian Deputy Minister of Health last week. The decree on his appointment to the post was signed by Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev.
Ildar Khalikov thanked Airat Farrakhov for work and presented the minister’s portfolio to Adel Vafin.
For information:
Adel Vafin was born on November 4, 1973.
In 1997 he graduated from Kazan State Medical University with specialization in general medicine, in 2000 completed MA course at Histology Department, and the Faculty of Economics at Presidential Academy of Public and Municipal Administration.
2001 – 2007 – regional manager at OOO “Dräger medical technologies”
In August - December 2007 – Chairman of permanent commission on social and economic development and municipal property at Kazan City Duma.
From 2007 – First Deputy Minister of Health
Married, has four sons.
Professional skills: mastered modern experimental methods of screening of medicines, introduced modern methods of anaesthesia, reanimation, and intensive treatment at medical institutions; participated in implementation of the programme “Modernization of Health Care Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan”.
In October 2005 was elected deputy of a representative body of Kazan municipality. Adel Vafin is a member of permanent commissions on ecology and health care, social-economic development, and municipal property. In August 2007 at a XIX session of Kazan Duma was elected Chairman of permanent commissions on social-economic development and municipal property of Kazan City Duma.
From November 2003 - a member of political party “United Russia”.
The former Minister of Health Airat Farrakhov was appointed Russian Deputy Minister of Health last week. The decree on his appointment to the post was signed by Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev.
Ildar Khalikov thanked Airat Farrakhov for work and presented the minister’s portfolio to Adel Vafin.
For information:
Adel Vafin was born on November 4, 1973.
In 1997 he graduated from Kazan State Medical University with specialization in general medicine, in 2000 completed MA course at Histology Department, and the Faculty of Economics at Presidential Academy of Public and Municipal Administration.
2001 – 2007 – regional manager at OOO “Dräger medical technologies”
In August - December 2007 – Chairman of permanent commission on social and economic development and municipal property at Kazan City Duma.
From 2007 – First Deputy Minister of Health
Married, has four sons.
Professional skills: mastered modern experimental methods of screening of medicines, introduced modern methods of anaesthesia, reanimation, and intensive treatment at medical institutions; participated in implementation of the programme “Modernization of Health Care Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan”.
In October 2005 was elected deputy of a representative body of Kazan municipality. Adel Vafin is a member of permanent commissions on ecology and health care, social-economic development, and municipal property. In August 2007 at a XIX session of Kazan Duma was elected Chairman of permanent commissions on social-economic development and municipal property of Kazan City Duma.
From November 2003 - a member of political party “United Russia”.
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