We are glad to announce the names of the winners of the Holy Qur’an Recitation Competition, which took place in Kazan under the Kazan OIC Youth Capital 2022 in partnership with the Ministry of Youth Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan, ICYF, the Academy of Youth Diplomacy, Tatarstan Republican Youth Public Foundation “SELET” and the Muslim Board of the Republic of Tatarstan from the 17th to 20th of  May 2022 with the support of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The contest brought together 50 participants from more than 20 countries in Eurasia and Africa aged 18 to 30 years.

The jury selected the three best Quran reciters from both the men’s and women’s categories.

Here are the winners: 

🥇Men’s Category:

1st place Musa Gaytiyev (Chechnya, Russia)

2nd place Mahmoud Khaled Mahmoud Sweid (Egypt)

3rd place Hamad Abdullah T.A. Aljumaily (Qatar)

🥇Women’s Category:

1st place: Dewi Yukha Nidha (Indonesia)

2nd place: Israa Mohammed Esam Salah (Palestine)

3rd place: Halima Abdinasir Ahmed (Great Britain)

The winners were awarded their prizes by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, with the 2nd and 3rd place winners receiving digital devices.

Chafa’atou Issoufou Mahamadou from Niger scooped the special prize.