Rawil Gaynetdin (born Ravil Ismagilovich Gaynutdinov, Russian: Рави́ль Исмаги́лович Гайнутди́нов; Tatar Cyrillic: Равил Гайнетдин, Равил Исмәгыйл улы Гайнетдинев, Latin: Rawil Ğaynetdin, Rawil İsmäğil ulı Ğäynetdinev ); born on August 25, 1959 in the village of Shali of Pestrechinsky District of the Tatar ASSR, Soviet Union) has served as the Grand Mufti of Russia since July 1, 1996.[1] 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.