Rawil Gaynetdin

Rawil Gaynetdin (born Ravil Ismagilovich Gaynutdinov, Russian: Рави́ль Исмаги́лович Гайнутди́нов; Tatar: Равил Гайнетдин, Равил Исмәгыйл улы Гайнетдинев, Rawil Ğaynetdin, Rawil İsməğil uğlı Ğəynetdinev); born on August 25, 1959 in the village of Shali of Pestrechinsky District of the Tatar ASSR, Soviet Union to a Volga Tatar family. He has served as the Grand Mufti of Russia since July 1, 1996. He is one of the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders, calling for peace and understanding.