Damir Mukhetdinov (1977, Gorky, Russia), 48 years old.

Russian Muslim theologian, religious and public figure, doctor of theology, candidate of political sciences, first deputy chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation, rector of the Moscow Islamic Institute, professor at St. Petersburg State University, head of the Center for Islamic Studies at St. Petersburg State University.

In 1999, he graduated from the Institute of Arabic Language of the University "Umm al-Kura" in Mecca (Saudi Arabia). In 2003, he graduated from the Faculty of International Relations of the Lobachevsky University (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia). In 2006, he defended his Ph.D. thesis in Political Science. In 2020, he defended his dissertation on the topic: “The Islamic Renovation Movement of the Late 20th – Early 21st Century: Ideas and Perspectives” at St. Petersburg State University, receiving his doctorate in theology.

Professional activity:

Since 2011 – Editor-in-chief of the «Medina» Publishing House (stuff 34 person).

Since 2011 – First Deputy Chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation.

Since 2014 – Executive Secretary of the Muslim International Forum.

Since 2017 – Rector of the Moscow Islamic Institute (stuff 47 person).

Since 2020 – Director of the Center for Islamic Studies at St. Petersburg State University (St Petersburg, Russia).

Since 2022 – Advisor to the Director of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St Petersburg, Russia).

Research issue: Researcher of the Russian Islamic theological school, the history of Islam in Russia and the world Islamic renewal movement.

Author and co-author of numerous encyclopedic and journal articles, textbooks, monographs and scientific reports on theology, philosophy, history and religious studies.

He is the founder of the “Medina” Publishing House (idmedina.ru); the editor-in-chief of the most popular Muslim newspapers “Medina al-Islam”; of the “the Minbar Islam”; of the “the Minaret of Islam”, which the only theological magazine in the Muslim world published in three languages (Russian, Arabic, English); of the peer-reviewed academic journal “Islam in the Modern World”, which is included in the list of the leading peer-reviewed scientific publications, formed by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (since 2015). He is the editor-in-chief of the series of encyclopedic dictionaries “Islam in the Russian Federation”.

Interreligious activities:

Damir Mukhetdinov is a consistently participant of interreligious meetings, conferences and forums located to the Russia and abroad. He is an initiator and organizer interreligious activates in Russia. He is the author of works and numerous articles dedicated to the interreligious topic.

Since 2015 – Official representative of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation and the Russian Muftis Council in the Interreligious Council of Russia.

Since 2021 – Editor-in-chief of the series of Interreligious dialogue based on the Muslim International Forum and the “Medina” Publishing House.

Selected International Interreligious Conferences and Forums (speaker, participant):

VII Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions “The Role of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in the Spiritual and Social Development of Human Civilization in the Post-Pandemic Period” (September 14-15, 2022, Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan).
The 14th Doha Conference for Interfaith Dialogue: “Religions and Hate Speech: Between Scripture and Practice” (24-25 May, 2022, Doha, The State of Qatar)

Bahrain Dialogue Forum “East and West for Human Coexistence” (3-4 November, 2022, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain).
Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples “Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples” (organizer: Comunione e Liberazione, 22 August, 2021, Rimini, Italian Republic).

VI Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions “Religious Leaders for a Safe World” (October 10-11, 2018, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan).

International forum entitled “2017 – Year of Islamic Solidarity: Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue” (21 December, 2017, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan).

V Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions “Dialogue of Religious Leaders and Politicians for the Sake of Peace and Development” (10-11 June, 2015, Astana Republic of Kazakhstan).

World Alliance of Religions for Peace (17-19 September, 2014, Seoul, South Korea).

IV Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions “Peace and Harmony as the Choice of Mankind” (30-31 May, 2012, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan).

Selected Conferences, Forums and Meetings dedicated to interreligious topic (organizer):

XIX International Muslim Forum “The Role of Religious Leaders in Protecting Spiritual and Moral Values and Strengthening Peace and Security” (11-13 December, 2023, Moscow, Russia).

Moscow Interfaith Youth Forum “The Consent of Different” “Current Issues of Preserving Traditional Spiritual and Moral Values among Young People (15-16 September, 2023, Moscow, Russia).

XVIII Muslim International Forum “Justice and Moderation: Divine Principles of the World Order” (7-10 December, 2022, Moscow, Russia).
Presentation of the first Russian-language translation of the encyclical “Fratelli tutti” (“All Brothers”) written by Pope Francis (3rd March, 2021, Moscow, Russia).

The 1st Moscow Interfaith Youth Forum “The consent of different: on the way to interreligious and intergenerational cooperation” (7th of April, 2021, Moscow Cathedral Mosque, Russia).

XVII Muslim International Forum “From Ecological Preaching to Ecological Thinking: the Search for the Optimal way of speaking” (14-16 December, 2021, online, Russia).

XVI Muslim International Forum “The Culture of Encounter: Religious Ethics during the Pandemic” (10 December, 2020, online, Russia).

XV Muslim International Forum "Interreligious Dialogue in the Post-Secular World-Search for Platforms of Interaction" (9-11 December, 2019, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany).

XIV Muslim International Forum “Islam and Globalization problems” (9-14 December, 2018, Paris, French Republic).

XIII Muslim International Forum “Quranic Humanism and Global Challenges: Strategies and Solutions” (10-12 December, 2017, Helsinki, Republic of Finland).

Languages: Russian, Tatar, Arabic and English.