A new Minister of culture is appointed in Bashkiria

Amina Shafikova is appointed Minister of culture RB.

Amina Shafikova was born on March 24, 1974, in the village Irgizly, Burziansky region of Bashkortostan. In 1992 she has finished the secondary special music school under Ufa State Institute of Arts. In 1997 she has graduated the Institute of Arts with honors. In 1999 she worked on probation at Kazan State Conservatory.

Since 1997 Amina Shafikova is a pedagogue, senior pedagogue, docent, professor of the chair of special piano of Ufa State Academy of Arts by Zagir Ismagilov.

In 2004-2008 she was a chief specialist and a chief consultant of the department for culture, sport, mass-media, national and youth politics under the Governmental Machinery RB.

In 2008-2010 she worked as a pro-rector for additional and post-institute education at Ufa State Academy of Arts. In 2010 she was elected the rector of the Academy of Arts.

Amina Shafikova is a honorable artist RB (2002), laureate of State Republican Award by Sheikhzade Babitch (2006), laureate of the First Republican contest by N. Sabitov (1995), international contest of piano-players in France (1996), international contest “Hopes, Talents, Masters” (Bulgaria, 2003) and a diploma winner of the international contest of piano-players in Italy (2004).