Valiulla Yakupov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Makmutovich and the family name is Yakupov.
Valiulla Yakupov
Валиулла́ Яку́пов
Вәлиулла Якупов
Born4 September 1963
Dmitrievka, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died19 July 2012(2012-07-19) (aged 48)
Kazan, Russia
Cause of deathAssassination by gunshot
OccupationMuslim cleric

Valiulla Makhmutovich Yakupov (Russian: Валиулла́ Махму́тович Яку́пов; Tatar: Вәлиулла Мәхмүт улы Якупов, romanized: Wäliulla Mäxmüt ulı Yakupow; 4 September 1963 – 19 July 2012) was a prominent Muslim cleric in Tatarstan, Russia, and the deputy to the Muslim province's chief mufti. He was also known as a strong critic of radical Islamist organisations which advocate Salafism, a radical form of Islam. According to news agency Interfax, Yakupov founded Russia's first Islamic literary publishing house. Yakupov was killed by suspected radical Islamists in 2012.

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