Farhad Fatkullin

Farhad Nail Fatkullin (Фаткуллин Фәрһад Наил улы, Фархад Наилевич Фаткуллин; born 2 November 1979) is a Russian social activist from Tatarstan best known for his activities in promoting the Wikimedia movement among non-Russian speaking peoples of Russian Federation. For that, he was declared Wikimedian of the Year 2018. Generally, he is a professional simultaneous interpreter previously serving for the former President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev.

Biography


Fatkullin was born on 2 November 1979, in Kazan. He is married, with two children.

Education

 * 1986–1993: Kazan High school No.123 with in-depth study of French language.
 * 1993–1997: Ertugrul Gazi Tatar-Turkish high school, Kazan.
 * 1995–1997: Clayton High School, Missouri, USA.
 * 1997–2002: Kazan State Finance and Economics Institute, Economy of Enterprise—Finance management.
 * 2004–2008: Institute of Social and Humanitarian Knowledge, Kazan, faculty of interpretation.

In addition, he speaks Tatar, Russian, English, French, Turkish, and Italian.

Professional activities
Teacher of "Risk Management" (in English) at Kazan State Finance and Economics Institute (Russia) and State University of New York at Canton (USA).

Interpreter of translation sector, State Protocol Department of the Republic of Tatarstan Presidential Administration.

Has a lengthy record of many other translation activities at numerous political, educational, cultural and business events.

In 2020, he was included by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov into the Commission for Preservation and Development of the Tatar language consisting of 35 high-profile language and culture specialists.

Current Wikimedia projects

 * Selet WikiSchool
 * Smart region
 * Wikimedia Community of Tatar language User Group
 * Wikimedia Russia

Farhad is involved in a large number of volunteering initiatives related to global Wikimedia movement and to development of Wikipedias in languages of Russia. In 2018, at the moment his Wikimedian of the Year award was announced by Jimmy Wales at Wikimania in Cape Town, Farhad was busy at home simultaneously translating live broadcast from Wikimania for Russian Wikipedians (without knowing he was going to be awarded).

Fatkullin is a member of Wikimedia Russia and maintains collaboration with Wikigrannies wiki-usergroup from neighboring Bashkortostan.

Interviews in English

 * 2018 Wikimedian of the Year, Farkhad Fatkullin — Wikipedia Signpost, August 30, 2018
 * Set of video interviews on Facebook (August 17, 2018)
 * Farhad Fatkullin, 2018 Wikimedian of the Year, looks back on his successes and forward to what’s next — Wikmedia News, August, 14 2019
 * Farhad Fatkullin, 2018 Wikimedian of the Year, looks back on his successes and forward to what’s next — Wikmedia News, August, 14 2019