Farhad Fatkullin

Russian social activist from Tatarstan

Tatar: Фаткуллин Фәрһад Наил улы
Russian: Фархад Наилевич Фаткуллин

Fatkullin in 2017

Born (1979-11-02) 2 November 1979 (age 44)

NationalityTatarEducationKazan State Finance and Economics InstituteOccupation(s)simultaneous interpreter, social activistAwardsWikimedian of the Year (2018)Websitehttp://frhd.narod.ru/, http://sikzn.narod.ru/index/0-4

Farhad Nail Fatkullin (Tatar: Фаткуллин Фәрһад Наил улы, romanized: Fatqullin Färhad Nail ulı, Russian: 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.^[1]^[2]^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[4]

In addition, he speaks Tatar, Russian, English, French, Turkish, and Italian.^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]^[7]

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.^[8]

Current Wikimedia projects

Selet WikiSchool
Smart region
Wikimedia Community of Tatar language User Group
Wikimedia Russia^[9]

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).^[10]

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

References

^ "Farkhad Fatkullin named Wikimedian of the Year for 2018". Wikimedia Foundation. 26 July 2018.
^ Премия за хобби (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 25 July 2018.
^ Житель Казани первым из россиян стал "Википедистом года" (in Russian). Tass.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Curriculum Vitae".
^ "Simultaneous interpretation". frhd.narod.ru.
^ "SHY/MEL conferences interpretation". frhd.narod.ru.
^ "Other experience". frhd.narod.ru.
^ Список Ахметова: названы 35 человек, которые должны спасти татарский язык (in Russian)
^ wmru:Викимедиа:Членство/en#user-frhdkazan
^ (in Russian) n:ru:Фархад Фаткуллин из Татарстана стал Википедистом 2018 года — Russian Wikinews, 23.07.2018

Interviews in English

2018 Wikimedian of the Year, Farkhad Fatkullin — Wikipedia Signpost, August 30, 2018
"People who criticize Wikipedia are absolutely right…". Realnoe Vremya. 2 August 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