Ruslan Kuharuk was born in Uray, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast.

[1] In 2001, Kuharuk received a law degree from the University of Tyumen.

[1][2] In 2011, Kuharuk was appointed Director of the Department of Land Relations and Urban Planning of the Tyumen City Administration.

He left the position in 2016 to become deputy head of the Tyumen administration.

[1] On 30 May 2024, Vladimir Putin appointed Ruslan Kuharuk as the acting Governor of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug.