Was involved in and financially benefitted from corruption schemes designed to provide corrupt sources of income to politicians and government officials and their families. The widow of his late son Irek, Antonia Guishard, owns real estate and businesses in Switzerland; his sister-in-law Venera Gafarova owns real estate in France and Malta (and has Maltese citizenship)
Head of the Republic of Tatarstan. Manages a regional state body of the Russian Federation, which supports or implements actions or policies that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
Member of the Supreme Council and the Bureau of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party. United Russia forms and implements Vladimir Putin's policy of aggression against territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.