Rustam Asildarov
| Rustam Asildarov | |
|---|---|
| Emir of the Dagestani Front | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 8 August 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ibragimkhalil Daudov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1981 Kalmyk ASSR, RSFSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Dargin |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Caucasus Emirate |
| Commands | Dagestan Front |
| Battles/wars | Insurgency in the North Caucasus |
Rustam Asildarov (born 9 March 1981) also known as Emir Abu Muhammad is the militant leader of the Shariat Jamaat organisation in the Russian Republic of Dagestan.
Asildarov was born in the Kadar region of Dagestan's Buynaksky District, a region that became the center of Salafism during the late 1990s and was partially out of the Russian government’s control. The Russian state reinstalled control over the area after military operation in September 1999.[1]
Asildarov succeeded Ibragimkhalil Daudov as emir of Dagestan's Central Sector when Daudov became the overall emir of the Caucasus Emirate's Dagestan Front in May 2010.[2]
Following the death of Daudov, on 8 August 2012 Dokku Umarov appointed Asildarov as the new emir of the Dagestan Front.[3]
References
- ↑ Jamestown Foundation (14 September 2012). "Dagestan Remains the Deadliest Republic of the North Caucasus".
- ↑ Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (26 August 2012). "Umarov Names New Commander Of Insurgency In Daghestan".
- ↑ "Амир ИК Докку Абу Усман назначил Абу Мухаммада амиром Дагестана". vDagestan. 25 August 2012. (Russian)