Murtaza Gubaydullovich Rakhimov (Russian: Муртаза Губайдуллович Рахимов; Bashkir: Мортаза Ғөбәйҙулла улы Рәхимов; 7 February 1934 – 11 January 2023) was a Russian politician of Bashkir ethnicity who served as the first President of Bashkortostan, a republic within Russia, from 1993 to 2010.

[1] Rakhimov was born on 7 February 1934 in the village of Tavakanovo of Kugarchinsky District of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

In 1964, Rakhimov on the job he graduated from Ufa Oil Institute, later went to work at the Novo-Ufimsky refinery plant, and in 1986 was appointed director of the company.

In 1989, Rakhimov was elected deputy of the USSR, and in the same year, he was appointed Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

On 21 December 2003, in accordance with the Federal law "About main guarantees of electoral rights and rights on participation in referendum of citizens of the Russian Federation", Rakhimov was elected as the President of Bashkortostan for a third time.