Mufti of Uzbekistan is included in the list of the most influential Muslims of the world

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Mufti of Uzbekistan Usmanhon Alimov was included in the rating of the most influential Muslims of the world The Muslim 500.

This year, the head of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan was recognized as the most influential Muslim of the planet.

The rating also mentions the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon, the leader of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.

According to the compilers of the rating, Islam in Uzbekistan is confessed by 96.5% of the population, or more than 31 million people, with a total population of 32.36 million.

Usmanhon Alimov was included in the rating before. The mufti of Tajikistan Saidmukarram Abdulkodirzoda was among the 500 most influential Muslims of the world as well.