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Gulmurod Khalimov

1975 - 2017

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Gulmurod Salimovich Khalimov (Tajik: Гулмурод Салимович Ҳалимов, Russian: Гулмурод Салимович Халимов) (14 May 1975 – 8 September 2017) was a Tajik and Islamist military commander. He was a lieutenant-colonel and commander of the police special forces of the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan until 2015, when he defected to the Islamic State. In September 2016, he was reported to have been appointed as the minister of war of IS in place of Abu Omar al-Shishani; his appointment had not been announced by IS for fears that he might be targeted in airstrikes by the anti-IS coalition. On 8 September 2017, Khalimov was allegedly killed during a Russian airstrike near Deir ez-Zor, Syria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gulmurod Khalimov is the 2,049th most popular military personnel, the 21st most popular biography from Tajikistan and the 2nd most popular Tadzhik Military Personnel.

Gulmurod Khalimov was a Tajikistani military personnel known for his role as a former commander in the Tajik Interior Ministry's special forces and later for defecting to ISIS, where he became a prominent figure in the group's military operations. His defection and subsequent activities attracted significant media attention and raised concerns about terrorism and radicalization in Central Asia.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gulmurod Khalimov ranks 2,049 out of 2,058. Before him are Yevgeny Rodionov, Dan Caine, Craig Harrison, Henry Heth, H. R. McMaster, and Roman Kutuzov. After him are Vitaly Gerasimov, Bipin Rawat, Vladimir Vysotsky, Mikhail Tolstykh, Alif Hajiyev, and Odette Hallowes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Gulmurod Khalimov ranks 424. Before him are Martin St. Louis, Aisha Hinds, Gerardo Bedoya, Fabricio Oberto, Pavel Horváth, and Aleksandrs Koļinko. After him are Oriol Paulo, Jason Williams, Kishō Taniyama, Tony Sylva, Sultan Ibragimov, and Michael Kretschmer. Among people deceased in 2017, Gulmurod Khalimov ranks 623. Before him are Geri Allen, Janusz Wójcik, Keely Smith, Anne Jeffreys, Ian Stewart, and Robert Osborne. After him are Steffi Martin, Mikhail Tolstykh, Francine York, Leila Seth, Kim Weon-kee, and Willie Toweel.

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In Tajikistan

Among people born in Tajikistan, Gulmurod Khalimov ranks 21 out of 35. Before him are Yuri Maslyukov (1937), Henri Weber (1944), Oinikhol Bobonazarova (1948), Iskandar Khatloni (1954), Oleh Skrypka (1964), and Valeri Sarychev (1960). After him are Svetlana Kitova (1960), Ravilya Agletdinova (1960), Rashid Rakhimov (1965), Dilshod Nazarov (1982), Manizha (1991), and Anatoli Starostin (1960).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Tajikistan

Among military personnels born in Tajikistan, Gulmurod Khalimov ranks 2. Before him are Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin (800).

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