Airat Khairullin, deputy of the State Duma of the VI convocation: biography, activities

Airat Khayrullin is a well-known national statesman and politician, who built his career initially in business. In the State Duma represented the party "United Russia". He was a member of the Duma committee dealing with agrarian questions. He became famous as the creator of holdings, which were called the joint stock company Edelweiss Corporation and the open joint-stock company Agroholding Krasny Vostok. At the moment he heads the national union of milk producers. He is a ruble billionaire, and is considered one of the richest and most influential people from Tatarstan. He has the title of Doctor of Economics.

Biography of an entrepreneur

Airat Khayrullin was born in 1970 in the capital of Tatarstan, Kazan. His father worked at the Kazan Agrarian University, held the post of head of the department. Earlier this higher educational institution was called the agricultural institute.

The mother of the hero of our article was also connected with agriculture. I worked in the corresponding republican ministry.

Airat Khayrullin after school went in the footsteps of his parents - entered the Agricultural Institute named after Gorky, located in Kazan. He graduated from the university with the specialty of "economist-organizer of agricultural production."

Working career

Hayrullin Airat became a director of the private enterprise "Edelweiss" a year after the institute. Two years later I got my own limited partnership, which was called "Edelweiss Firm". In it he held the post of general director. At the same time, he had his own network of food stores, which began to open all over Kazan.

In 1996, Airat Khayrullin began to work in the joint-stock company "Krasny Vostok", which in 2002 changed its legal status to the open joint-stock company "Brewing Company" Krasny Vostok. "He also headed the company as a general director.

In a short time he managed to create a brewery, which became virtually a monopoly. And not only in Tatarstan, but also in neighboring regions. True, Khairullin Airat was in charge of this plant in difficult times. In the mid-90's in Kazan was a real rampage of crime. Competing real gangs. Thus, the hero of our article replaced Aybat Aibatov, who was killed shortly before, as head of the enterprise.

Political career

About the career politician Khayrullin Ayrat first thought about in the early 2000s. It was then that he decided to run for office in the city council of deputies in Kazan. In the elections he won a convincing victory. And soon he went to the People's Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.

In 2003, he announced the election of deputies of the State Duma of the fourth convocation. The politician Ayrat Khayrullin put forward his candidacy in the Privolzhsky single-mandate electoral district. And in this election he was accompanied by success. The hero of our article was given a seat in the federal parliament. In the State Duma, he joined the committee on agrarian matters, which was closest to his main professional activities. Received the post of deputy chairman of the committee. In its direct responsibility there were issues related to the food industry, consumer cooperation and food.

Business in agriculture

Work as a deputy of the State Duma did not prevent Khayrullin from developing his own business. In 2005, he sold the assets of his brewery Krasny Vostok. The Russian factory with all the equipment was bought by the Turkish beer giant Efes. The contract was officially announced. 390 million dollars.

Now the State Duma deputy Airat Khayrullin starts to closely engage in agriculture. He establishes the company, which is part of the concern "Krasny Vostok Agro". She is engaged in the production and processing of milk, as well as livestock-farming business.

The second term in the federal parliament

Airat Nazipovich Khayrullin, whose biography has been closely associated with politics since 2000, in 2007 wins the elections to the State Duma of the fifth convocation. This time he goes to parliament on federal lists from the all-Russian political party "United Russia".

In the Duma committee devoted to agrarian questions, he again holds a post of the vice-president. Parliamentarians discuss bills aimed at increasing yields, supporting farmers, and developing the agrarian business in the country. It's easy to see that many of these issues interest Khairullin from a professional point of view. So the talk about the fact that the people's choice, and not he alone, lobbies its interests in the parliament, has been going on for a long time.

Perhaps, hence the high incomes that Airat Khayrullin possesses. A State Duma deputy has an annual income that exceeds the amount of 200 million rubles. At the same time he owns a large number of real estate. For example, a private cottage in several floors, three luxury apartments and two German cars of the brand Mercedes-Benz. In terms of income among the colleagues of parliamentarians, he is in the second ten. High positions for him and for incomes among all Russian officials. Khayrullin is among the 50 richest statesmen. This information is provided by Forbes magazine.

Therefore, it can be said with certainty that his family is already provided and will not be denied anything. The hero of our article has a spouse, together they bring up three children - a daughter and two sons. Successful business is led by the brother of Khayrullin, who is a co-owner of his companies, as well as a multi-billionaire.

Social activity

Khayrullin pays much attention to social and scientific work. In 2008, he headed the National Union of Milk Producers. He has held a post in this public organization to this day.

In 2009, Khayrullin defended his thesis and received a doctorate in economics. And in 2011, for the third time in a row, he went to the federal parliament. And again from the party "United Russia".

Kompromat on the deputy

Throughout his career, Khayrullin has often been criticized and accused of illegal entrepreneurial activities.

For example, in 2012, opposition politicians Ilya Ponomarev and Dmitry Gudkov published a scandalous investigation entitled "Golden pretzels" of United Russia "4. Kuban bacon".

In it, along with other entrepreneurs, the name of Ayrat Khayrullin was mentioned. Its shares were found in almost a hundred agricultural enterprises, while in the declaration it indicated less than half of them. Moreover, 24 companies were established just at the time when the hero of our article performed his deputy powers.

Also his name is mentioned in the report of the leader of the Yabloko party, at that time Sergei Mitrokhin. The main complaints also were that the deputy received business, fulfilling his powers.