Valiulla Yakupov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Valiulla Yakupov

Russian Sunni ulani

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1963

Place of Birth: Dmitrievka, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

Date of Death: 19-Jul-2012

Profession: mufti

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Valiulla Makhmutovich Yakupov (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.