Talgat Tadzhuddin

Sheikh-ul-Islam Talgat Tadzhuddin
Талгат Таджуддин Тәлгать Таҗетдин
Tadzhuddin in 2013
Personal
Born	(1948-10-12) 12 October 1948 (age 76) Kazan, USSR
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Volga Tatar
Citizenship	Russia
Denomination	Sunni
School	Hanafi school
Occupation	Grand Mufti
Muslim leader
Awards	Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 3rd class
Post	Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the European Part of the USSR and Siberia (1980–1992) Chairman of the Central Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Russia (1992–present)

Talgat Safich Tadzetdinov, better known as Tadzhuddin (Russian: Талгат Сафич Тадзетдинов / Талгат Таджуддин, Tatar: Тәлгать Сафа улы Таҗетдинев, Tälğät Safa ulı Tacetdinev; born 12 October 1948, in Kazan) is a Russian Shaykh al-Islām. He is Grand Mufti of Russia and Chairman of the Central Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Russia, from 1992 to the present.^[1] Tadzhuddin is a polarizing figure in Russia due to his public statements, which include for example suggesting that participants of a pride parade should be attacked physically, and more recently, that Russian invasion of Ukraine is a "necessary measure". Tadzhuddin supports Eurasianism.