The Chairman of the Central Russian Muslims Religious Board Talgat Tadzhutdin and the Chairman of the Muslims Religious board of Russia Ravil Gaynutdin have congratulated the State Counselor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaymiyev with his 85-th birthday

Congratulating the State Counselor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaymiyev with his 85-th birthday, the Chairman of the Central Russian Muslims Religious Board Talgat Tadzhutdin has said in his telegram: 

“Your professional experience is a bright example of selfless service to the Fatherland. You rightly belong to a constellation of outstanding modern political and state leaders who are capable of finding the most appropriate solution in the most difficult situations”. 

“ You deserve special gratitude for supervising the established of the first Bolgar Islamic Academy in Russia, the aim of which is to reconstruct the unique domestic school for training Muslim clergy, that is based on traditional education system and responds to the spiritual demands of our compatriots” he concluded. 

In his telegram the Chairman of the Muslims Religious Board of Russia Ravil Gaynutdin said: “You have left your footprint in the history as a wise leader who made huge contribution into preservation of the country’s integrity and spiritual values of our nation. I highly respect you as a person who has dedicated himself to serving the Motherland».