Iskender Hamidov
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İsgəndər Məcid oğlu Həmidov[1] (also transliterated as Iskender Majid oglu Hamidov[2] or Iskander Medjid oglu Hamidov[3]) (born April 10, 1948 in Bagli Peya village, Kalbajar rayon[3]) is a former Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan who served in the Popular Front government of 1992-1993.[4]
A member of the Grey Wolves, Hamidov plead for the creation of a Greater Turkey which would include northern Iran and extend itself to Siberia, India and China. Iskender Hamidov resigned in April 1993 after having threatened Armenia with a nuclear strike.[5] In 1995, he was arrested and sentenced to 14 years in prison for embezzlement of state funds.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ (Azerbaijani) Daxili İşlər Nazirliyi : DİN-in tarixi
- ^ Historic background of the MIA
- ^ a b Eldar Zeynalov. "The Case of Iskander Hamidov: A mirror of human rights violations in Azerbaijan", Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan (HRCA), December 28, 1996. Retrieved on 2006-09-16.
- ^ a b Fariz Ismailzade. "Iskandar Hamidov is free. What is next for him?", Central Asia and Caucasus Analyst, January 14, 2004. Retrieved on 2006-09-16.
- ^ (French) "Les liaisons dangereuses de la police turque", Le Monde diplomatique, March 1997
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