Rustam Garifullin was born on October 24, 1974 in Sukhumi Abkhazian ASSR. He graduated from The Kama Polytechnic Institute with economics degree and management in engineering and The Kazan State University, faculty of law.

Work in past

12.1996 - 06.1998 - Senior State Tax Inspector of taxable profit cooperatives and non-governmental organizations of the State Tax Inspectorate of Naberezhnye Chelny city.
06.1998 - 04.2000 - Chief specialist of administration department of Naberezhnye Chelny.
04.2000 - 01.2002 - Head of the Youth affairs Authority of the Naberezhnye Chelny city.
01.2002 - 12.2005 - Head of Youth affairs of Naberezhnye Chelny city.
01.2006 - 08.2010 - Head of the Youth affairs Department of the Executive Committee of
Naberezhnye Chelny.
08.2010 - 11.2010 - Deputy Head of the Executive Committee of Zelenodolskiy municipal area.
11.2010 - 11.2012 – Head of the Executive Committee of Zelenodolskiy municipal area.
November 2012 – present - Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of the Tatarstan Republic.
07.12.18 - Директор ГАУДО «ЦСДЮШШОР Р.Г.Нежметдинова»

He was awarded by the medal "In memory of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan", badge of honor "for services to the city of Naberezhnye Chelny, a medal of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan" Contribution to the development of student labor groups of the Tatarstan Republic,
He is married and has two daughters.