MILITARY PERSONNEL

Abu Omar al-Shishani

1986 - 2016

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Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili (Georgian: თარხან ბათირაშვილი; 11 January 1986 – 10 July 2016), known by his nom de guerre Abu Omar al-Shishani (Arabic: أَبُو عُمَرَ ٱلشِّيشَانِيِّ, romanized: ʾAbū ʿUmar aš-Šīšānī) or Omar al-Shishani, was a Chechen-Georgian jihadist who served as a commander for the Islamic State, and was previously a sergeant in the Georgian Army. A veteran of the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, Batirashvili became a jihadist after being discharged from the Georgian military and served in various command positions with Islamist militant groups fighting in the Syrian Civil War. He became the leader of the Muhajireen Brigade (Emigrants Brigade), and its successor, Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (Army of Emigrants and Supporters). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Omar al-Shishani has received more than 1,098,484 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Abu Omar al-Shishani is the 1,934th most popular military personnel (down from 1,592nd in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 208th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Georgian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Abu Omar al-Shishani ranks 1,934 out of 2,058. Before him are Gail Halvorsen, Arnold Jackson, Thomas C. Hart, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Oleg Mityaev, and Hubert Gough. After him are Salman Raduyev, Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, John Sullivan, Elmo Zumwalt, Adrianos Komnenos, and Stepan Poltorak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Abu Omar al-Shishani ranks 130. Before him are Yang Mi, Marie Avgeropoulos, Alfie Allen, Balázs Dzsudzsák, James Deen, and Manuel Fernandes. After him are Dani Osvaldo, Maître Gims, Amanda Bynes, José Aldo, Hsieh Su-wei, and Teresa Palmer. Among people deceased in 2016, Abu Omar al-Shishani ranks 476. Before him are Florence Henderson, Gardnar Mulloy, Axel Schandorff, Kiichirō Furukawa, Franco Faggi, and Ali Beratlıgil. After him are Viktor Zubkov, Raúl Sánchez, Heinz Ulzheimer, Van Williams, Henning Christophersen, and Berta Cáceres.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Abu Omar al-Shishani ranks 245 out of 406. Before him are Miho Mosulishvili (1962), Besarion Gugushvili (1945), Yelena Kuzmina (1909), Levan Kobiashvili (1977), Lev Kulidzhanov (1924), and Vano Merabishvili (1968). After him are Georgi Kinkladze (1973), Ramaz Urushadze (1939), Archil Arveladze (1973), Nana Ioseliani (1962), Lika Kavzharadze (1959), and Grigol Vashadze (1958).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Georgia

Among military personnels born in Georgia, Abu Omar al-Shishani ranks 8. Before him are Aleksei Brusilov (1853), Roustam Raza (1783), Meliton Kantaria (1920), Gurgen Dalibaltayan (1926), Kakutsa Cholokashvili (1888), and Oleksii Arestovych (1975). After him are Zaza Gogava (1971).

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