Talgat Tadzhuddin
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Talgat Tadzhuddin born 12 October 1948 in Kazan
, is Chief Mufti
of Russia
, and heads the Central Muslim Spiritual Directorate. Since Soviet era
, the Russian government has divided Russia into a number of Muslim Spiritual Directorates, and appoints a head of each; Tadzhuddin heads the one incorporating Moscow
and Central Russia. He was originally appointed in Soviet times but has managed to retain his post in the post-Soviet era.
Tadzhuddin joined leaders of the Orthodox Church as well as the city government of Moscow in expressing outrage at a planned gay pride parade in 2006.
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
, is Chief Mufti
Mufti
A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, and heads the Central Muslim Spiritual Directorate. Since Soviet era
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, the Russian government has divided Russia into a number of Muslim Spiritual Directorates, and appoints a head of each; Tadzhuddin heads the one incorporating Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and Central Russia. He was originally appointed in Soviet times but has managed to retain his post in the post-Soviet era.
Tadzhuddin joined leaders of the Orthodox Church as well as the city government of Moscow in expressing outrage at a planned gay pride parade in 2006.
Honours and awards
- Order of Honour (12 October 2008) - for services to the development of spiritual culture and strengthening friendship between peoples
- Order of FriendshipOrder of FriendshipThe Order of Friendship is a state decoration of Russia established by decree # 442 of March 2, 1994 of the President of the Russian Federation....
(21 September 1998) - for his great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples. [5] - Order of St. Prince Daniil Moskovsky, 2nd class (Russian Orthodox Church, 2008) - for strengthening inter-religious peace and harmony