Anatoliy Mohyliov

Politics Mohyliov graduated school in Slovyansk in 1972 and the Slovyansk Pedagogical Institute (today part of the Donbas State Pedagogical University) in 1977 obtaining diploma as a teacher of physics. In 1977–79 he worked as a teacher of physics in a village of Tsvitochne (Bilohirsk Raion, Crimean Oblast) before being drafted to the army. In 1979–81 Mohyliov served in the air defense service for the Leningrad Military District. After demobilization, he for a brief stint returned to be a teacher in Slovyansk, before changing occupation to law enforcement (militsiya) in 1982.

In 1995–2000 Mohyliov served as a chief militsiya officer for the city of Artemivsk and then until 2005 for the city of Makiivka. ) Mohyliov headed the Crimean campaign headquarters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych during the 2010 presidential election campaign. The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group has criticized his period as Interior Minister.

On 7 November 2011 President Viktor Yanukovych nominated Mohyliov as Prime Minister of Crimea. The Supreme Council of Crimea appointed him to this post the next day. Mohyliov is remembered for praising the Stalin-era deportations of the Crimean Tatars, as well as the shooting of unarmed people in 2007 by police under his command". Mohyliov was elected the leader of the Crimean branch of Party of Regions on 29 November 2011.

On 18 November 2012 Anatoliy Mohiliov openly stated that Militsiya of Ukraine "supports interests of the political force that currently is in power (government), because the power (government) ensures stability and normal life in the country."

On February 27, 2014, he was released from the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Deputy of the Crimean Parliament Sergey Aksenov was elected to this position.

Racist comments Mohyliov has been criticized for making a variety of Tatarophobic comments, to an extent that he was put in the list of the 14 most prominent Tatarophobes by Avdet for praising the deportation of the Crimean Tatars and calling them "sub-human". Earlier, he claimed that a fairly large diaspora of Crimean Tatars inhabit Crimea, perpetrating the notion that they are foreigners in their homeland.