Rinat Gimadelislamovich Galeyev (January 1, 1939 – October 23, 2007) was a Russian businessman from the Tatarstan region, and the general director of the sixth-largest Russian oil company Tatneft from 1990 to 1999.

Early life Galeyev was born in Sharlama, Tatarstan.

In 1958 he graduated from the Oktyabrsky Oil College. In 1967 he graduated from the Ufa Petroleum Institute, where he specialised as a mining engineering.

Career He started his career as a well exploration operator at Almetyevneft Oil Refinery.

From 1974 to 1977, he was Deputy Head of Tatneft.

From 1990 to 1999 Galeyev was the general director of the sixth-largest Russian oil company Tatneft.

Awards

1991 - Order of Lenin 1981 - Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1971 - Order of the Badge of Honour 1994 - The State Prize of the Republic of Tatarstan 1997 - Order of Friendship of Peoples

Honours

1993 - Honored Worker of the Oil and Gas Industry of the Russian Federation 1982 - Honored Oil industry worker of TASSR 1990 - Honored Oil industry worker of Republic of Bashortostan 1993 - Honorary citizen of the city of Almetyevsk

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