Among the successful and influential women of the Russian Federation, Elvira Nabiullina occupies a special place. Her natural data - the highest professionalism in the field of economics and strategic thinking - allowed her to take the position of the country's chief economist at the age of 40.
Elvira Sakhipzadovna Nabiullina is the first woman banker in the history of the Russian Federation. But not only this is its uniqueness. According to analysts and experts, it was she who managed to create a favorable atmosphere for the recovery and development of the state's economy and normalize the business climate in Russia. So who is she - Elvira Nabiullina? Where was she born, what education did she receive, what career path did she go through, who is her husband, does she have children?
Biography of the head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Elvira Nabiullina
Elvira Sakhipzadovna was born in the capital of Bashkortostan Ufa at the end of October 1963. The family of the future economist of a Russian scale was simple, but intelligent, the children - daughter Elvira and son Irek - were brought up in austerity. Their upbringing, due to the employment of their parents, was handled by their grandmother.
Little Elvira did not bring much trouble either to her parents or to her grandmother. The girl studied well, school science was easy for her, children's pranks were not interesting.
According to the results of the final school exams, Elvira became a gold medalist, which became a kind of ticket to her future life - the girl entered the Faculty of Economics at Moscow State University without any problems.
Education in the life of Elvira Nabiullina
The Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University was chosen, according to Elvira Sakhipzadovna herself, as something else unknown. The girl entered the university without difficulty, during her studies she showed excellent results. The leadership of the educational institution noted the success of the diligent student, and in 1985 she became a member of the CPSU.
Upon completion of her studies, Elvira Nabiullina became a graduate student of the Department of Economics and National Economy of Moscow State University and even began work on her Ph. D. thesis, but it did not come to defense. Later, her research was reflected in theses of other authors.
Already during the period of her career development at the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Elvira Nabiullina completed leadership training at the Yale University of the United States. Another diploma from a prestigious university of international importance allowed Nabiullina to reach a new career level - to become a member of the Russian government, more precisely, to head the Ministry of Economic and Trade Development of the state.
Elvira Nabiullina's career
A year after completing her postgraduate studies at Moscow State University, Nabiullina was admitted to the post of chief specialist in economic reforms in the directorate of the Scientific and Industrial Union of the USSR. This was a great start in his career as an economist.
In just 3 years, Elvira, thanks to her analytical skills and hard work, became a leading specialist of the Ministry of Economy of the Russian Federation. Further steps in Nabiullina's career are striking:
- 1997 - Deputy Minister of Economy of Russia,
- 1998 - Member of the Board of Promtorgbank,
- 1999 - Vice President of the Herman Gref Foundation,
- 2000 - First Deputy Minister of Trade and Economy of the Russian Federation,
- 2003 - President of the Center for Strategic Research,
- 2008 - Minister of Economy of the Russian Federation.
In 2013, the State Duma of Russia made, almost unanimously, a decision to appoint Elvira Nabiullina to the post of chairperson of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
Elvira Nabiullina's activities at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation
The first thing that Nabiullina did when accepting the board of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation was to establish supervision over organizations and companies that provide credit services to individuals and legal entities. As a result of the fulfillment of her instructions, licenses for carrying out financial activities were revoked from almost 30% of organizations, both state and commercial. Bank customers were paid compensations and reimbursements.
During the reign of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Nabiullina, the ruble fell, and it depended on her how quickly the country's economy would recover. Elvira Sakhipzadovna introduced the so-called “floating exchange rate” practice, which made it possible to stabilize the situation and significantly reduce the impact of external factors on the state of the economy in Russia.
Nabiullina's high analytical skills are noted not only by Russian, but also by international experts. It was she who was awarded the Euromoney prize in 2015 for her achievement in banking, investment and finance. For the first time, a woman was named the best banker, which speaks volumes. There are enough critical remarks about the activities of Elvira Nabiullina, but the results of her work indicate that she is a worthy financier.
Personal life of Elvira Nabiullina
Elvira Sakhipzadovna is one of the few politicians who managed to maintain a crystal clear reputation. Even during her postgraduate studies, she married her teacher Kuzminov Yaroslav, and is happily married to this day.
In 1988, the couple had a son, Vasily. He chose sociology, graduated from the faculty of this direction of the State University Higher School of Economics, a master's degree in Manchester and the Moscow School of Economics and Social Sciences. Vasily Kuzminov is currently a senior research fellow at the Russian National Research University Higher School of Economics.
Elvira Nabiullina does not like to discuss her personal life and her achievements with the press. She is much more willing to speak in her interviews about plans to develop and stabilize the economy in Russia. She recognizes that the profession is the main place in life, and the family supports her in this.
Elvira Sakhipzadovna rarely attends social events, differs from her colleagues in modesty in everything - from statements to the choice of outfits. Her only passion is scarves and neckerchiefs. Experts in the field of style note that Elvira has a taste, she subtly feels the edge of vulgarity, skillfully uses prints when forming an image, and she does it herself, without anyone's help.
