Jumma Kasimov Military person
Jumma Kasimov (also known as Jummah Khan Namangani and Jumaboi Ahmadzhanovich Khojayev) was an Uzbek militant with a substantial following who founded the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and received substantial Taliban patronage, allowed to operate freely in Northern Afghanistan.Conscripted into the Soviet Army in 1987, as a member of an elite paratrooper force he fought in the war in Afghanistan.Believed to have been killed in Mazari Sharif, he was eulogised together with Mohammed Atef in a speech by Osama bin Laden in November 2001.
Personal facts
| Birth date | January 01, 1969 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 2001 |
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Military person
| allegiance | (1987-???) 25px Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (1991-2001) |
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| service start | 1987 |
| service end | 2001 |