Born in 1963 in Tajikistan, H.E. Saidmukarram Abdukodirzoda memorized the Qur’an at a young age, attended Imam Al-Tirmidhi University in Tajikistan, and obtained a bachelor’s and a master’s in Hadith and Tafsir from the International Islamic University of Islamabad in 2000 and 2003, respectively, in addition to another master’s degree at the National University of Tajikistan in 2008 and a doctorate in Tajik Literature and Language at the same university in 2012. His Eminence has held a number of significant positions and responsibilities, including a professor at the Islamic University of Tajikistan; Undersecretary for Educational Affairs at the University of Tajikistan; Director of the Department of Religious Institutions in the President of the Republic’s Executive Office; and head of the jury of several Quran competitions in the Republic of Tajikistan. Furthermore, His Eminence has participated in various international scientific conferences. His Eminence Dr. Saidmukarram Abdukodirzoda is currently the Grand Mufti of the Republic of Tajikistan, Director of the Islamic Center of Tajikistan and Tajikistan’s representative member to the Council of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy since September 13, 2012.