Juma Namangani

Juma Namangani
Juma Namangani
Birth name	Jumaboi Ahmadjonovich Khodjiyev
Nickname(s)	Jumma Hakim, Jumma Kasimov, Tojiboy
Born	1968 or 1969; Namangan, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Died	November 2001 (aged 31–33); Afghanistan
Allegiance	Soviet Union (1987–1988); Mujahideen (1988–1992); Islamic Renaissance Party (1992–1997); Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (1998–2001);
Wars	Soviet–Afghan War; Tajikistani Civil War; War in Afghanistan †;

Jumaboi Ahmadjonovich Khodjiyev (1968 or 1969 – November 2001), better known by the nom de guerre Juma Namangani, was an Uzbek Islamist militant with a substantial following who co-founded and led the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) with Tohir Yo'ldosh. The IMU received substantial Taliban patronage, and was allowed to operate freely in northern Afghanistan.^[2]

^ Ciment, James, ed. (2015) [First published 2011 by M. E. Sharpe]. World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era (2nd ed.). London and New York: Routledge. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7656-8284-0.
^ Rashid, Ahmed (2001). "The Fires of Faith in Central Asia". World Policy Journal. 18 (1): 45–55. doi:10.1215/07402775-2001-2001. JSTOR 40209731.

[1] Ciment, James, ed. (2015) [First published 2011 by M. E. Sharpe]. World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era (2nd ed.). London and New York: Routledge. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7656-8284-0.

[2] Rashid, Ahmed (2001). "The Fires of Faith in Central Asia". World Policy Journal. 18 (1): 45–55. doi:10.1215/07402775-2001-2001. JSTOR 40209731.

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