Elmira Akhmetova, PhD, a Tatar scholar from Russia, is currently affiliated with Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture, and serves as Professor at the Institute of Knowledge Integration, Georgia. She is the recipient of Alexander von Humboldt Award for Experienced Researcher between 2021-2023 for her research project entitled Tatar Translations and Commentaries of the Qur’an in Imperial Russia. Akhmetova was previously employed as Senior Research Fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany; Associate Professor at Department of History and Civilization at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM; 2015-2021); Adjunct Associate Professor at University of South Australia (2018-2021); a Research Fellow at International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia (2013-2016); and a lecturer at the Kazan State University (1996-1997) in Russia. Akhmetova is the author and editor of several books in the areas of Islam in Russia, Islamic Political Thought, Diplomacy in Islam, Nationalism in the Muslim World, and has more than seventy articles and book chapters to her credit. She annually prepares reports on Islam in Russia for the prominent Brill Publications volume of Yearbook of Muslims in Europe since 2009. She is also a recipient of High Impact Responsible Innovation Award, Top 30 Contributors to IIUM Research Performance Awards in 2019 and 2020, and Journal Article Publication Award (Gold, 2020).