He was born on October 12, 1947 in the village Novourtaevo of Dyurtyuli region of BASSR, USSR.  He graduated from the Ufa School of Arts and made his debut on the stage of the Bashkir Academic Drama Theatre named after M.Gafuri where he played the role of Ilgam in the drama “A love song” by A.Atnabayev.

Ranks and rewards:

• 1972: Honoured Artist of BASSR;

• 1980: Laureate of the State Premium of BASSR named after S.Yulaev;

• 1984: People’s Artist of RSFSR;

• 1994: People’s Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan.