Ravil Safiullin

Ravil Safiullin (Ukrainian: Сафіуллін Равіль Сафович; born February 4, 1955 in Makiivka) was Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sports.

Ravil Safiullin was born in a Tatar family. Prior to his ministerial position, Safiullin was the president of Professional Football League of Ukraine in 2000-2008. He is still the Honorary President of PFL Ukraine.

At 23 he finished the medical institute in Donetsk as a doctor-hygienist, epidemiologist. From 1977 to 1993 he worked at medical service. From 1994 to 2000 he worked the vice-president of FC Shakhtar Donetsk. In 2000 he was elected as the president of Professional Football League of Ukraine. Safiullin was people's deputy of IV, V and VI convocations of Verkhovna Rada for Party of Regions.

Safiullin is a former Minister of Family, Youth and Sport (in Ukraine). From March until December 2010 when he was dismissed by Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych.

On 28 February 2013 President Yanukovych reorganized the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports and the State Service for Youth and Sports, creating a Ministry of Education and the (new) Ministry of Youth and Sports; Safiullin was awarded the ministership of this new institution.

Safiullin did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.