Anzor Astemirov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anzor Astemirov

Russian Islamist militant

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1976

Place of Birth: Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 24-Mar-2010

Profession: qadi, journalist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Anzor Astemirov (Russian: ????? ?????????, 3 December 1976 – 24 March 2010), also known as Emir Sayfullah (Sword of God), was an Islamist leader of a terrorist group in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, in the North Caucasus. For several years, Astemirov headed the local terrorist group Yarmuk Jamaat, eventually becoming the main ideologist of the pan-Islamist militant organization Caucasus Emirate, as well as its wali (governor) of Kabardino-Balkaria.
His key position as the Emirate's chief Sharia Islamic law qadi (judge) 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 and offered a reward of 3 million rubles ($117,354) for information that would lead to his capture.
He was killed in a gunfight with Russian security forces in March 2010.