Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia, member of the Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations under the President of the Russian Federation has sent a congratulatory message to Sergei Semyonovich Sobyanin:

To the Mayor of Moscow
S.S. Sobyanin



Dear Sergey Semyonovich!



On behalf of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation and on my own behalf I heartily congratulate you on your birthday!

For many years of work in the federal authorities, you have proved yourself as a real statesman who cares for the welfare of the citizens of our country. Your work has been repeatedly recognized with high state awards. The fact that you are leading a strategically important area of state development - the management of the capital of Russia - in the face of the difficult challenges of the present day, testifies to the high degree of trust of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.

Thanks to your vision of favorable ways of economic development of megacities and responsible approach to social management, Moscow has gone through tremendous changes, rightfully becoming one of the best cities in the world. The capital of a great power, Moscow embodies today all the most advanced things that our country is proud of, having become the center of attraction for talented people from all over the world.

On your birthday, dear Sergei Semyonovich, I sincerely wish you strong long-term health, family prosperity and inexhaustible energy. I prayerfully ask the Almighty God to bless all your endeavors and projects for the benefit of the city of Moscow and its residents!

With kind prayers and best wishes,

Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin