Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin (Kiçüçat, Samara, 12 January 1858 – 1936) was a Bashkir and Tatar scholar and publicist who lived in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
His numerous works on religious, political and pedagogical subjects were a part of the Jadidist movement, and the journal Shura (magazine) (Tatar: شورا, lit.
[5] His most important work is a two-volume edition of biographies of Central Asian Scholars (Asar and Meshhur Irler), which he wrote while he was at the archive of the Muslim religious administration.
He also published journalistic texts, books and essays on the general situation of Muslims in Russia, pedagogical works or on social debates (for example on women's education and family politics).
[4] His essay, Rusya Muslimanlarining ihtiyachlari ve anlar haqinda intiqad, published in 1906, is a critique against the reform demands of the ulama against the Russian rulers, which Fakhreddin regarded as too vague.
[2] He has been described as a "prolific writer who published more than sixty books and left many unpublished manuscripts in a wide range of disciplines including history, politics, law, and education.