Rawil İsməğil ulı Ğaynetdin (, born Ğaynetdinev, Гайнетдинев - ), 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 one of the Grand Muftis of Russia and the Chairman of the Russian Council of Muftis 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. Honours and awards Honours National honours Russia Russian Imperial Family: Knight Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of Saint Stanislaus, Special Class Russian Imperial Family: Recipient of the 400th Anniversary Medal of the House of Romanov : Order of Merit to the Fatherland Grand Officer - 9 September 2019 Commander - 23 March 2015 Member - 11 August 2009 : Member of the Decoration of Honour - 15 January 2004 : Member of the Decoration of Friendship - 6 October 1997 Foreign honours : Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of "10 years of Astana" : Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of 20 Years of Independence : Commander of the Order of the Star of Jerusalem - 2015 Awards Presidential Certificate of Honour - 23 August 1999 Russian Orthodox Church: Recipient of the Gold Medal for Peace and Charity - 2011 References Notes External links Official website of the Russian Council of Muftis. Personalities :: Russia mufties Council :: Mufti Ravil Gaynutdin :: Russia mufties Council 1959 births Living people Russian religious leaders Chief Muftis of Russia Russian imams Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Islam in Russia Islam in Tatarstan Russian Sunni Muslims Tatar people of Russia 20th-century imams 21st-century imams Members of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation Volga Tatar people