Rasul Makasharipov

Rasul Makasharipov
(Russian: Расул Макашарипов)
Nickname(s)Muslim
Born1972
Tsumadinsky District, Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died6 July 2005 (aged 32-33)
Makhachkala, Dagestan
AllegianceShariat Jamaat
Caucasian Front
Battles / warsWar of Dagestan
Second Chechen War

Rasul Makasharipov (Russian: Расул Макашарипов; 1972 – July 6, 2005), nicknamed Muslim and also known as Emir Rasul, was a Dagestani Islamist leader in southern Russia. He was the founder of the militant group Dzhennet and later created the rebel group Shariat Jamaat, which sought to unite Caucasian Muslims under Islamic rule and later became part of the Caucasian Front.