Born February 7, 1934 in the village Tavakanovo Kugarchinskogo area Bashkir ASSR. Bashkir.
After graduating in 1956, Ufa Oil Technical School worked as an operator at the Ufa refinery named in. I. Lenin. In 1964 he graduated from the correspondence department of the Ufa Petroleum Institute, specializing in engineer-technologist.
In 1970 moved to Ufa refinery them. XXII Congress of the CPSU, where he worked as chief of the installation, the deputy chief of department, deputy head of production, deputy chief engineer, chief chemist.
. In 1978 - 86 - chief engineer of the plant.
. In 1986 - 90 - Director of the plant.
. March 4, 1990 was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Bashkir ASSR
. April 6, 1990
Rakhimov was elected chairman of the Supreme Council.
. October 11, 1990 signed by the Supreme Soviet adopted the Declaration on State Sovereignty of the Bashkir Soviet Socialist Republic.
. 12 December 1993 was elected to the Federation Council of Russia.
. December 12, 1993 elected president of Bashkortostan.
. In 1994 made a small pilgrimage to Mecca in the governmental delegation
. Hajj led the Organization of the Islamic Cultural Center of Russia.
. Since January 1996 - Member of the Federation Council's position.
. June 14, 1998 was re-elected president of Bashkortostan.
. November 20, 1999 during the election campaign in the State Duma of the State Council of the Republic has decided to stop broadcasting programs in Bashkortostan channels ORT and RTR
. After talks in Moscow
Rakhimova decision was suspended.
. Awarded the Labor Red Banner, the Peoples' Friendship, "Honor," For merits before Fatherland "II degree (1999).
. Author of more than 50 inventions in the field of oil refining.
. Honored Inventor of the RSFSR Honored oilman Bashkir ASSR
. Winner of National Public Prize. Peter the Great (1999).
He likes folk music.
Married. Wife works as a leading specialist in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bashkortostan. Son of the Urals.
