5 Notable alumni of Kazan State Technological University

Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees

Kazan State Technological University is ranked #3,887 in the world and #81 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from Kazan State Technological University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Kazan State Technological University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

1. Peng Shilu

1925-2021 (aged 96)

nuclear engineer

Peng Shilu was a Chinese nuclear engineer. Hailed as "the father of China's nuclear submarines" and the "father of China's naval nuclear propulsion", he was the first chief designer of the country's nuclear submarine project, directing his team to build China's first generation of nuclear submarines (Type 091 and Type 092). He was also the main designer for China's first...

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2. Aydat Mätşin

1963-. (aged 63)

politician

Aidar Raisovich Metshin is a Russian political figure, former mayor of Nizhnekamsk, and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.

3. Valiulla Yakupov

1963-2012 (aged 49)

mufti

Valiulla Makhmutovich Yakupov was a prominent Muslim cleric in Tatarstan, Russia, and the deputy to the Muslim province's chief mufti. He was also known as a strong critic of radical Islamist organisations which advocate Salafism, a radical form of Islam. According to news agency Interfax, Yakupov founded Russia's first Islamic literary publishing house. Yakupov was killed by suspected radical Islamists...

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4. Gennady Yemelyanov

1957-. (aged 69)

statesperson politician

Gennady Yegorovich Yemelyanov is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Tatarstan since 2 October 2019.

5. Ilia Volfson

1981-. (aged 45)