Irek Faizullin

Irek Envarovich Faizullin (born 8 December 1962) is a Russian politician who is currently the Minister for Construction and Housing since 10 November 2020. He was deputy minister for construction and housing from 22 January 2020 until 9 November 2020, when Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin nominated Faizullin for the post of Minister of Construction & Housing. He was approved by the State Duma and confirmed the post on 10 November. During his nomination, he advocated for a program that focused on achieving a set of goals before the 2024 Russian presidential election, including building more houses to have at least 33 square meters of housing per person and housing renovation

Early life Faizullin was born on 8 December 1962 in Kazan, which was then part of the Tatar ASSR in the Russian SFSR. In 1985 he graduated from the Kazan Institute of Civil Engineering with a degree in industrial and civil construction.

From 1989 to 1993 he then worked as chief engineer then director of the design and construction company "Tatstroyproekt", and was for two years after that chairman of the board of directors of the company "Tatstroyproekt".

Sanctions In May 2022 the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on Faizullin pursuant to as a member of the Government of Russia. He is also a member of the board of directors of Russian Railways. In February 2022 he was also sanctioned by the European Union, who cited Russian Railways support in transporting Russian Armed Forces across the Ukrainian border which they started undermined the sovergenity of Ukraine.

He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.