medallist Kamila Valieva a “Duslyk” order and to her mother Alsu Valieva a medal of “100 years of the Establishment of TASSR”. Corporate directorships During his tenure as republican prime minister, Minnikhanov continued to be involved in industry, serving as chairman of the board of directors of the oil company Tatneft from 2005 to 2006. In September 2021 Minnikhanov while still President of Tatarstan was elected chairman of the board of directors of aircraft manufacturer Tupolev. Personal life Minnikhanov is married and fathered two sons. His son Irek Minnikhanov died in the Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crash on November 17, 2013. Minnikhanov is a keen motorsports enthusiast and was a regular competitor in the FIA European Championship for Rallycross Drivers, in 2007 driving a Citroën C4 T16 4x4 with 550+bhp that was built and raced in 2006 by 14-time European Rallycross champion Kenneth Hansen of Sweden. For the 2008 and 2009 ERX series Hansen's team built a brand new C4 for Minnikhanov. In 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006 Minnikhanov won the truck category of the UAE Desert Challenge (a Rally Raid competition) in the United Arab Emirates with his Kamaz 4911 and in 2004 as well as 2005 he finished 3rd overall in the FIA European Championship for Autocross Drivers with a four-wheel-driven Ford Puma. Minnikhanov is certified to fly a helicopter. Honours and awards Order of Merit for the Fatherland 4th class Order of Friendship Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" Medal "For Distinction in Eliminating the Effects of Emergency Situations" (EMERCOM) Order "For Merit to the Republic of Tatarstan" Order Garaşsyzlyk (2021) References External links Living people 1957 births Volga Tatar people United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Heads of Tatarstan Prime Ministers of Tatarstan Politicians of Tatarstan Tatar people of Russia Tatar politicians People of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Russian Sunni Muslims Helicopter pilots Russian racing drivers