Salah Mezhiev
Russian Chechen mufti (born 1977)
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Salah Mezhiev (Salah-haji Mitaevich Mezhiev, Russian: Салах Межиев / Салах-хаджи Митаевич Межиев; born 1977 Grozny[1]) is the supreme mufti of Chechnya. He is also the chairperson of the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of the Chechen Republic since 2014.[2][3][4][5][6] Since 2024, he has held the position of Chairman of the Coordinating Center of North Caucasus Muslims.[7]
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In 2024, Mezhiev defended his dissertation on Al-Shafi'i in Cairo and received a PhD in Islamic Sciences.[1]
Mezhiev has taken a stand against Wahhabism; "It should be recognized as an extremist sect and banned at a government level; these people should be called devils".[8]
See also
- 2016 international conference on Sunni Islam in Grozny
- Kamil Samigullin (mufti of Tatarstan)
