Damir Khayretdinov
Damir Zinyurovich Khayretdinov (Russian: Дами́р Зиню́рович Хайретди́нов) (born 1972) is a Russian historian, ethnographer and social activist. He is known for his work documenting and studying the indigenous cultures and languages of Russian Tatars. He serves as a rector of Moscow Islamic University[1] and is the consultant of mufti on the Clerical Muslim Board of the Russian Federation.
Khayretdinov, Damir Zinyurovich | |
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| Born | 10 September 1972 (age 51) |
| Occupation | Rector of Moscow Islamic University |
| Known for | Expert in the indigenous cultures and languages of Russian Muslims and the Tatars |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | historian, and ethnographer |
| Institutions | Moscow Islamic University |
| Website | miu |
Personal life
Damir was born In 1972 in Moscow. He graduated from the Russian State University for the Humanities. He received a grade of 'excellent' for the defense of his thesis "The spread of Islam among the Russian Tatars during the second half of 1980 - first half of the 1990". In 2002 he received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography on the theme: "The history of the Muslim community during the period from the 14th to the 20th century". (His supervisor was Alexeï Malachenko, a member of the Scientific Council of The Carnegie Moscow Center[2]
Works
- The spread of Islam among the Russian Tatars during the 2nd half of 1980 - 1st half of the 1990.
- The history of the Muslim community during the period from the 14th to the 20th century.