Yuri Khaliullin

Yuri Mikhailovich Khaliullin (; 10 August 1943 – 1 July 2022) was an officer of the Soviet and Russian Navies. A specialist in naval engineering, he held the rank of rear-admiral, and was head of the . When the school combined with the to form the , Khaliullin was appointed the institute's head.

Born during the Second World War, Khaliullin grew up in Verkhnodniprovsk, and was drafted in to the navy in 1962. He embarked on a career in naval engineering, enrolling in the Lenin Higher Naval Engineering School in 1963, and graduating in 1968. He was assigned to the Pacific Fleet, beginning an enduring relationship with the forces in the Far East. He spent two terms of service there, rising from the post of commander of the electromechanical weapons department, to the brigade's flagship mechanical engineer, having graduated with honours from the Kuznetsov Naval Academy in the meantime.

In 1980, he became deputy head of the Lenin Higher Naval Engineering School's 1st faculty for educational work, but in 1982 returned to the Far East as head of the Kamchatka Flotilla's technical department. In March 1987, he was appointed head of the Black Sea Fleet's technical department, and in March 1989 became deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet, with responsibility for operations and maintenance.

In 1992, Khaliullin, by now with the rank of rear admiral, was appointed head of the Lenin Higher Naval Engineering School, and became a Doctor of Technical Sciences in 1997. He authored numerous scientific papers and books, and conducted research into ship's acoustic fields, to improve the efficiency of methods for technical diagnostics and continuous maintenance. In 1998, Khaliullin oversaw the merger of two of the navy's engineering schools; the Lenin Higher Naval Engineering School, and the , to form the , with Khaliullin as its head. He retired from the navy in 2000, though he continued to teach at the institute, and held several senior positions in shipbuilding companies. Over his career Khaliullin received numerous awards and honours, prior to his death in 2022 at the age of 78.

Early life Khaliullin was born on 10 August 1943 in the village of Anisimova Polyana, Sharansky District, in what was then the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union. His father was fighting at the front at the time of his birth, and would later die in action. The Project 50-type patrol ship SKR-74. Khaliullin's first assignment was to the Lun, a ship of the same class. Khaliullin was drafted into the Soviet Navy in 1962, being assigned to the third Baltic naval crew. He received the degree of a Candidate of Technical Sciences on 22 January 1991, and that of a Doctor of Technical Sciences on 31 January 1997.

In 1993, he was awarded the academic title of professor. He also oversaw the defence of eight candidate and three doctoral dissertations. Khaliullin was briefly acting director of the Sevastopol Shipyard from 5 March 2015 until 31 March 2015.

In addition to his academic work, Khaliullin was involved in preparations for the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy, in placing memorial plaques for the pupils of the naval company of the , and in the work of the Ascension Cathedral, and the chapel of Saint Nicholas in the . For these latter works, in 1999 he was awarded the Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow Third Class by the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Alexy.