President of theRussian Federation

Dear Ravil hazrat,

Accept my congratulations with your 50^th anniversary and wishes of good and well-being. As chairman of Russia Muftis Council, as a man of high morals, as a spiritual teacher of Russian Muslims, you contribute to the development of interfaith dialogue and upbringing respect to the spiritual heritage within young generation.

Consistently you stand against any development of extremism and xenophobia. Fearlessly you defend the values of traditional Islam and promote harmonization of interethnic relations in our society. I wish you happiness, success and all the best.

D. Medvedev

The Prime – Minister of theRussian Federation

Dear Mufti!

I congratulate you with your 50^th anniversary!

For the years of active and fruitful work you have made inestimable contribution in strengthening of Muslim traditions, development of Islamic science and theology in Russia . Your evangelical and tutorial activity aimed at development of interfaith and interethnic dialogue deserves most sincere respect.

Russia and Islamic world as a whole attentively listens to your voice, the voice of an authoritative religious and public figure.

At the day of the anniversary I wish you strong health, well-being, future success in service to the Muslim community of Russia and our motherland.

V. Putin