Valiulla Yakupov
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Makmutovich and the family name is Yakupov.
Valiulla Makhmutovich Yakupov (4 September 1963 – 19 July 2012) was a prominent Muslim cleric in Tatarstan, Russia[2] and the deputy to the Muslim province's chief mufti.[3] He was also known as a strong critic of radical Islamist organisations which advocate Salafism, a radical form of Islam.[4] According to news agency Interfax, Yakupov founded Russia's first Islamic literary publishing house.[5]