Aslan Usoyan

Aslan Usoyan
Born
Aslan Rashidovich Usoyan

(1937-02-27)27 February 1937
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Died16 January 2013(2013-01-16) (aged 75)
Moscow, Russia
Cause of deathAssassination
Other namesDed Hassan
CitizenshipRussian
Criminal statusCriminal Authority (Avtoritet) Star - Tattoo (1)
Criminal chargeextortion
Penalty8 imprisonments
Partner(s)Zakhariy Kalashov[1];

Datiko Tsikhelashvili[1];
Dzambo Dzambidze[1];

Shakro Kakachia[1]

Aslan Usoyan (Georgian: ასლან უსოიანი, Russian: Асла́н Раши́дович Усоя́н; 27 February 1937 – 16 January 2013), also known as Baba Gurgur and Grandpa Hassan ("Дед Хасан" Ded Hasan) or just Grandpa ("Дедушка"), was a mafia Kurd,[2] mobster and thief in law, who began his career operating in Georgia and Kurdistan, continued in Moscow, Ural, Siberia, Uzbekistan, Krasnodar, Sochi, and other parts of the former Soviet Union.[3][1] According to The Economist, he was 'reputed to be Russia's mafia boss'.[4][1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Razinkin, V.; Tarabrin, A. (1997). Цветная масть. Элита преступного мира [The elite of the criminal world] (in Russian). Veche. p. 480. ISBN 5-7838-0177-1.
  2. ^ "Aslan Usoyan: Kurd Who Became Russian Mafia Godfather". International Business Times. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ Schreck, Carl. The Who's Who of Moscow mobsters, The National, 5 August 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Fathers and sons". The Economist. Retrieved 30 November 2015.