Talgat Tadzhuddin

Who is Talgat Tadzhuddin?

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.