Nikolay Nikiforov

Nikolai Nikiforov is the youngest minister in Russian history. In less than thirty years, he headed the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media. Nikiforov's passion for information technology, dedication and business acumen helped make Nikiforov a fast-paced career.

The biography of Nikolai Anatolyevich Nikiforov begins on June 24, 1982 in Kazan. It is known about the parents that the father passed away early, and the mother works as an accountant. The minister claims that he “made himself”, not relying on the achievements of famous ancestors, since he has none. Already in childhood, Nikolai became interested in computers and everything connected with them.

A seventh-grader of Kazan school No. 139 surprised the teachers by showing his independently developed computer game. School friendship and joint passion with Dmitry Yurtaev, the son of Doctor of Sciences Alexander Yurtaev, passion for computer science grew into a long-term cooperation. The ninth-graders created a local Internet at the school, school radio, held discos and concerts.

The senior pupil became a teacher of extracurricular education in his native school. He worked in the web laboratory of the "University Internet Center". With the support of the international public organization Junior Achievement Russia, he took part in international conferences, flew to the USA. He won economics olympiads. Improved his English in England.

In 1999 he graduated from school with a gold medal and without exams entered Kazan State University, which he graduated in 2004. He combined his studies at the Faculty of Economics with the work of a laboratory assistant at the Research Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics named after N.G. Chebotarev at KSU. Together with Timur Yakubov, he founded the Kazan Portal. Yakubov became the head of the company, and Nikiforov became deputy.

In 2005 he began his political career in Tatarstan. Introduced the achievements of information technology in various spheres of life in the republic: from schools to ministries. Implemented the "Electronic Government" project, launched public service portals, and controlled the security of information systems. In 2009 he entered the "first hundred" of the personnel reserve of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

On April 22, 2010, Nikiforov became Deputy Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov - Minister of Informatization and Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan, and in 2012 he went up. On May 21, 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the list of the new government. In the new cabinet Nikiforov became the Minister of Communications and Mass Media of Russia, replacing Igor Shchegolev.

The official powers of the Minister of Communications are regulated by the laws of the Russian Federation. Nikolai Nikiforov is a member of 32 coordination and advisory bodies. Solves the issues of import substitution, the use of digital technologies in various spheres of life: from improving the conditions for doing business to providing public services.

Participates in the preparation of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, the XXIX World Winter Universiade 2019 in Krasnoyarsk and the World Skills World Championship in Kazan. Heads the Russian part of the commissions for trade and economic cooperation with Australia, Slovenia, Cambodia and Laos.

Counteracts smuggling and terrorism. Develops Russian cinema and television. Supervises investments in projects of national, regional and interregional importance. Participates in budget planning and reforms. During his tenure Nikolai Nikiforov made several resonant statements.

In the spring of 2014, he justified the need for censorship on the Internet and supported the introduction of relevant laws by the deputies. In the summer of the same year, he announced the need for full information sovereignty in the Russian Federation, for which it was necessary to replace imported software with domestic ones. He is ready to complete this task in seven years with a million programmers.

In the fall of 2014, Nikiforov insisted on raising tariffs for the Internet and mobile communications, but in April 2016 he opposed the Yarovaya package. According to him, the law obliging telecom operators to keep customer correspondence for three years will inevitably cause such a jump in prices for communication services that providers will simply leave the Russian market.

He is married to Svetlana Nikiforova and has two daughters and two sons. Svetlana was born in 1982 in Moscow, grew up in Almetyevsk, where she studied at a private school for future businessmen. Graduated from the Law Faculty of the TISBI University in Kazan. Despite the presence of small children in the family, Nikiforova is a successful entrepreneur.

Among the projects launched by her, the most famous are Startobaza and Avtodoria. The first company is engaged in the promotion of start-ups (in particular, Timur Yakubov's projects), the second - in the production of equipment for monitoring traffic violations. The declared annual family income is calculated in millions of rubles.

Gossipers try to explain the meteoric rise of the minister's career by the presence of high patrons. There are unconfirmed rumors on social networks that Nikiforov is a relative of Medvedev, and also that Svetlana is the daughter of some high-ranking official. Alexander Grigorievich Yurtaev is called the “godfather” of the minister.

On Twitter, the minister informs subscribers in detail about conferences and reports. However, he does not publish photos of his family and children and does not answer confidential questions from journalists. From short stories about the family, it is known that Nikiforov is proud of the success of his children, regularly communicates with his mother on the phone and, in general, is satisfied with his personal life.

In 2014, the Dissernet network community accused Nikiforov of plagiarism based on an analysis of his Ph.D. dissertation, but the dissertation council nevertheless recognized the importance of this scientific work and retained the minister's degree. In 2016, the media reported on the hacking of the head of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications by Turkish hackers on Instagram.

On February 19, 2018, the head of the Russian Ministry of Communications met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba Gerardo Portal, discussing Russia's participation in the upcoming 18th International Exhibition of Informatics 2018, which will be held from March 19 to March 23 in Havana. After meeting with his deputy Rashid Ismailov, he flew to Munich to participate in the Munich Security Conference.

The Minister pays a lot of attention to the issues of international cooperation. In 2018, he spoke about the need to create uniform rules in the digital economy, and called on the United States to join forces with Russia to fight cybercriminals. Rapidly developing information technologies do not allow Nikolai Nikiforov to relax.

2005 - Appointed Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan for Information Technologies 2005 - Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" 2009 - Medal "For Strengthening the State System of Information Protection" 2010 - took up the post of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Informatization and Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan 2010 - Medal "For Commonwealth in the Name of Salvation" 2010 - Medal "For Distinction in Elimination of the Consequences of an Emergency Situation" 2011 - Medal "For Strengthening the Combat Commonwealth" 2012 - Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation 2012 - By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 657 of May 21, appointed Minister of Communications and mass communications of the Russian Federation

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