Ramil Belyaev

Ramil Faritovich Belyaev (also known as Ramil Bilal ; ; ; born 1978 Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Soviet Union) is a Russian-born Tatar imam of the Finnish Tatar community.

Belyaev holds a PhD in philosophy. He began studying the history of Finnish Tatars at the Department of History of the Kolomna Pedagogical Institute and continued his studies at the University of Helsinki, where he completed a doctoral dissertation in history on the same subject in 2017. In 2019, Belyaev’s history book on the Finnish Tatars, based on his dissertation, was published in Russian with the support of Rustam Minnikhanov, head of Tatarstan. In 2024, it was published in Turkish in Ankara. When Finnish president Alexander Stubb met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in October 2024, he also attended the launch event of Belyaev’s book. Mehmet Ersoy, the Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, was present as well. In 2010, Belyaev had met Erdoğan when he visited the Finnish-Islamic-Congregation.

Belyaev has often taken part in religious discussions in Finland and has emphasized the importance of interfaith dialogue and peace.

Belyaev is a hajji.

Works Literature:

Татары Финляндии – история, интеграция, сохраненне идентичности. ТДИ. Kazan, 2019. Ramazan ayätläre = Ramadanin jakeet. I. Finlandiya İslam Cemaati. Helsinki, 2018. Sürälär häm doalar II. Finlandiya İslam Cemaati. 2017, Helsinki. Sürälär häm doalar I. Finlandiya İslam Cemaati. 2016, Helsinki.

Documentaries:

Pyhä perintö / İzge miras, 2014. Moskeijaan johtanut tie, 2012.