Rustam Asildarov (Emir Abu Muhammad)
| Rustam Asildarov Рустам Магомедович Асельдеров |
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| Wali of Wilayah al-Qawkaz | |
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In office 23 June 2015 – 3 December 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| Emir of the Dagestani Front | |
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In office 8 August 2012 – January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ibragimkhalil Daudov |
| Succeeded by | Said Kharakansky |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 March 1981 Kalmyk ASSR, RSFSR, USSR |
| Died | 3 December 2016 (aged 35) Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia |
| Nationality | Dargin |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Salafism/Jihadism) |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Emir Abu Muhammad |
| Allegiance |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Caucasus Emirate (former) |
| Commands |
Caucasus Province Dagestan Front (former) |
| Battles/wars | Insurgency in the North Caucasus |
Rustam Asildarov (Aselderov) (9 March 1981 - 3 December 2016), also known as Emir Abu Muhammad Kadarsky, was the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) North Caucasus branch, and a former leader of the militant Caucasus Emirate's Vilayat Dagestan wing.
Asildarov grew up in the Kadar region of the Buynaksky District in Russia's republic of Dagestan. During the late 1990s, the area became a regional center of Salafism and had de facto independence, before military operations in September 1999 brought it back under the control of the Russian state.
Asildarov became the leader of Vilayat Dagestan's Central Sector in May 2010, and on 8 August 2012, Caucasus Emirate's leader, Dokka Umarov, appointed Asildarov as the overall leader of Vilayat Dagestan, following the death of Ibragimkhalil Daudov.
In December 2014, a video clip of Asildarov was posted online, in which he retracted his oath of allegiance to Umarov's successor, Aliaskhab Kebekov, and pledged loyalty to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Kebekov responded days later with a video, in which he condemned Asildarov's "betrayal" and appointed Said Kharakansky as the new leader of Vilayat Dagestan.
In an audio statement on 23 June 2015, ISIL's spokesman, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, accepted pledges of allegiance to the group made by North Caucasus militants, and announced the creation of a new Wilayat or Province covering the region. Adnani declared the leader of this new branch to be Abu Muhammad al-Qadari, a pseudonym of Asildarov.
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