Anzor Astemirov

Warlord, Military Person

1976 – 2010

 Credit ยป
100

Who was Anzor Astemirov?

Anzor Astemirov, also known as Emir Sayfullah, was an Islamist militant leader in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, in the North Caucasus.

For several years, Astemirov headed the local rebel group Yarmuk Jamaat, eventually becoming the main ideologists of the pan-Islamist militant organization Caucasus Emirate, as well as its wali of Kabardino-Balkaria. His key position as the Emirate's chief Sharia Islamic law qadi made him the third in Caucasian insurgent hierarchy, after Dokka Umarov and his military deputy Akhmed Yevloyev. The law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation put him on federal and international wanted lists for murder, terrorist attacks, armed trafficking and several other crimes. In 2007, they offered a reward of 3 million rubles for information that would lead to his capture.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Dec 3, 1976
Kremenchuk
Profession
Died
Mar 24, 2010
Nalchik

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Anzor Astemirov." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/anzor_astemirov>.

Discuss this Anzor Astemirov biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net