[1] President Vladimir Putin approved Khamitov's resignation and appointed Krasnogorsk Mayor Radiy Khabirov new acting Head of Bashkortostan.

[2] Khabirov previously served as chief of staff to former Bashkir President Murtaza Rakhimov in 2003–2008 and then left the republic to work for the Presidential Administration of Russia.

Early in his term Khabirov faced large-scale ecological protests in August 2020, when activists opposed limestone mining at the protected mountain Kushtau.

[6] Another round of demonstration occurred in January 2024 in Baymak and Ufa when around 5,000–10,000 people protested the imprisonment of activist Fail Alsynov, who was among leaders of the Kushtau unrest.

[9] Khabirov also led United Russia list in the 2023 State Assembly election, where the ruling party received 68.92% of the vote, improving its previous result by 10.6 points and gaining 8 more seats.