Rinat Galeyev


Rinat Gimadelislamovich Galeyev 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.

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