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	{{Short description\|~~Tajik militant~~ and ~~politician~~}}~~'''Sayid~~ Abdulloh ~~Nuri''' ([[Tajik language~~\|~~Tajik]]: Сайид Абдуллоҳи Нурӣ, [[Perso-Arabic script]]: سید عبدالله نوری) (March 15, 1947 – August 9, 2006), also transliterated as ''Abdullah Nuri'', led~~ the ~~[[Islamic Renaissance Party~~ of Tajikistan]] from 1993 until he died of cancer in late 2006. During the [[Tajik Civil War]] of 1992 to 1997 he led the [[United Tajik Opposition]]. Nuri and [[President of Tajikistan]] [[Emomali Rakhmonov]] ended the civil war by signing the Tajik National Peace Accord in 1997.<ref name~~=DEATH>[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/08/aff1c624-af45-482f-b022-f44ef42013ba.html Tajikistan: Influential Islamic politician remembered] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>~~		{{Short description\|Tajikistani politician and military commander (1947–2006)}}
			{{Redirect\|Abdulloh\|the common variants of this name\|Abdullah (name)}}

	Nuri was born in [[Tavildara\|Sangvor]], [[Qarateghin Valley]], [[Tajik SSR]]. In 1974 he founded Nahzat-i Islomi, an Islamic education organization. Soviet police arrested him in 1986 for spreading 'religious propaganda', imprisoning him until 1988.<ref name=CRPROFILE>[http://www.c-r.org/our-work/accord/tajikistan/profiles.php Profiles] Conciliation Resources</ref>		'''Sayid Abdulloh Nuri'''{{efn\|[[Tajik language\|Tajik]]: Сайид Абдуллоҳи Нурӣ, سید عبدالله نوری}} (born: '''Abdullah Nuriddinovich Saidov''';{{efn\|[[Tajik language\|Tajik]]: Абдулло Нуриддинович Саидов}} 15 March 1947 – 9 August 2006) was a Tajikistani politician and military commander who led the [[Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan]] from 1993 until he died of cancer in late 2006. During the [[Tajik Civil War]] of 1992 to 1997 he led the [[United Tajik Opposition]]. Nuri and [[President of Tajikistan]] [[Emomali Rakhmonov]] ended the civil war by signing the Tajik National Peace Accord in 1997.<ref name=DEATH>[https://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/08/aff1c624-af45-482f-b022-f44ef42013ba.html Tajikistan: Influential Islamic politician remembered] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

			== Biography ==
			Nuri was born in [[Tavildara\|Sangvor]], [[Qarateghin Valley]], [[Tajik SSR]]. In 1974 he founded Nahzat-i Islomi, an Islamic education organization. Soviet police arrested him in 1986 for spreading 'religious propaganda', imprisoning him until 1988.<ref name=CRPROFILE>[http://www.c-r.org/our-work/accord/tajikistan/profiles.php Profiles] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205052712/http://www.c-r.org/our-work/accord/tajikistan/profiles.php \|date=2012-02-05 }} Conciliation Resources</ref>

	==Niyazov meeting==		==Niyazov meeting==
	Nuri met with Turkmen President [[Saparmurat Niyazov]] in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] on 24 January 1996. Niyazov told Nuri that a CIS summit in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] agreed to renew the mandate of CIS peacekeepers in Tajikistan.<ref name=NIYAZOV>[http://www.rferl.org/newsline/1996/01/240196.asp ...and talks with Tajik opposition leader.] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>		Nuri met with Turkmen President [[Saparmurat Niyazov]] in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] on 24 January 1996. Niyazov told Nuri that a CIS summit in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] agreed to renew the mandate of CIS peacekeepers in Tajikistan.<ref name=NIYAZOV>[http://www.rferl.org/newsline/1996/01/240196.asp ...and talks with Tajik opposition leader.] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930062832/http://www.rferl.org/newsline/1996/01/240196.asp \|date=2007-09-30 }} RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

	==Islamic state==		==Islamic state==
	{{Main\|Islamic state}}		{{Main\|Islamic state}}
	Nuri advocated making Tajikistan an [[Islamic state]]. Unlike other militant organizations, after 1997 Nuri embraced a peaceful, gradual change in Tajik laws, telling ''[[Radio Free Europe]]'', "Yes, creating an Islamic state is our dream and our hope. But we understand that it can be achieved only stage by stage and in accordance with the wishes of the people of Tajikistan. We want to build a state that will be within the framework of the constitution."<ref name=STATE>[~~http~~://www.rferl.org/features/1999/10/f.ru.991007124625.asp Central Asia: OSCE proposes Asian Summit on fundamentalism] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>		Nuri advocated making Tajikistan an [[Islamic state]]. Unlike other militant organizations, after 1997 Nuri embraced a peaceful, gradual change in Tajik laws, telling ''[[Radio Free Europe]]'', "Yes, creating an Islamic state is our dream and our hope. But we understand that it can be achieved only stage by stage and in accordance with the wishes of the people of Tajikistan. We want to build a state that will be within the framework of the constitution."<ref name=STATE>[https://www.rferl.org/features/1999/10/f.ru.991007124625.asp Central Asia: OSCE proposes Asian Summit on fundamentalism] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

	Nuri criticized the Tajik government's expulsion of the [[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan]], a militant Uzbek Islamic organization, from Tajikistan. He offered to act as a mediator between the IMU and Central Asian governments.<ref name=EXPULSION>[http://www.iwpr.net/?p=rca&s=f&o=176572&apc_state=henirca2000 Uzbek militants expelled from Tajikistan] Institute for War and Peace Reporting</ref>		Nuri criticized the Tajik government's expulsion of the [[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan]], a militant Uzbek Islamic organization, from Tajikistan. He offered to act as a mediator between the IMU and Central Asian governments.<ref name=EXPULSION>[http://www.iwpr.net/?p=rca&s=f&o=176572&apc_state=henirca2000 Uzbek militants expelled from Tajikistan] Institute for War and Peace Reporting</ref>
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	==Murder allegations==		==Murder allegations==
	On 12 September 2003 the website of [[Khovar Information Agency]] news reported that Nuri ordered assassination of Sobirjon Begajanov, chairman of the Jabor Rasul District of ~~Soghd Province~~. Officials for ''Khovar'' said they never approved the article and police never filed charges against Nuri. Nuri said, "I believe the name of the [Khovar] correspondent is fictitious, and he does not exist. That this material was offered by security services about me, the person who convinced 100,000 heavy military opposition groups to lay down arms. I would never [order Begajanov's murder]." IRP member Shams Sayedov called the report a "provocation connected with the forthcoming elections.<ref name=KHOVAR>[~~http~~://www.rferl.org/features/2003/10/24102003171635.asp Tajikistan: Islamic Renaissance Party facing serious problems] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>		On 12 September 2003 the website of [[Khovar Information Agency]] news reported that Nuri ordered assassination of Sobirjon Begajanov, chairman of the [[Jabbor Rasulov District\|Jabor Rasul District]] of the [[Sughd Region]]. Officials for ''[[Khovar]]'' said they never approved the article and police never filed charges against Nuri. Nuri said, "I believe the name of the [Khovar] correspondent is fictitious, and he does not exist. That this material was offered by security services about me, the person who convinced 100,000 heavy military opposition groups to lay down arms. I would never [order Begajanov's murder]." IRP member Shams Sayedov called the report a "provocation connected with the forthcoming elections.<ref name=KHOVAR>[https://www.rferl.org/features/2003/10/24102003171635.asp Tajikistan: Islamic Renaissance Party facing serious problems] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

	==Funeral==		==Funeral==
	Nuri's funeral took place in [[Dushanbe]], Tajikistan with thousands in attendance. IRP Deputy Chairman Muhiddin Kabiri called Nuri an "irreplaceable personality. He led his own school [of thought] in Tajikistan and in the region, which consisted of creating peace, unity, and forgiveness and forgetting [grievances]. The community of Tajikistan did not have this before -- the country had not experienced this sort of thing before. But it showed that Islam is a peace-loving and forgiving religion, and I hope that this is his legacy in Tajikistan." Dodajon Ataullo, editor-in-chief of ''Charoghi Ruz'' newspaper, "His death is very heavy on me, very painful for me. During his illness, I was always with him [in spirit]. I remember his face, his features, his soulful eyes. I recognize him not only as one of the biggest politicians, but [also] as one of the major personalities and most beloved figures in Tajikistan's history in the 20th century. That is how I view him." Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of the Tajik Parliament, said, "His personal qualities and political charisma raised his authority among the citizens of Tajikistan and the members of the Islamic Renaissance Party. The president of the republic highly values [Nuri's] role, his activities, and appreciates and calls attention to his deeds. Today we say goodbye to a famous politician, and we respect his role in establishing peace and unity in Tajikistan. We remember his great and historic part and his spiritual deeds."<ref name=DEATH/>		Nuri's funeral took place in [[Dushanbe]], Tajikistan, with thousands in attendance. IRP Deputy Chairman Muhiddin Kabiri called Nuri an "irreplaceable personality. He led his own school [of thought] in Tajikistan and in the region, which consisted of creating peace, unity, and forgiveness and forgetting [grievances]. The community of Tajikistan did not have this before -- the country had not experienced this sort of thing before. But it showed that Islam is a peace-loving and forgiving religion, and I hope that this is his legacy in Tajikistan." Dodajon Ataullo, editor-in-chief of ''Charoghi Ruz'' newspaper, "His death is very heavy on me, very painful for me. During his illness, I was always with him [in spirit]. I remember his face, his features, his soulful eyes. I recognize him not only as one of the biggest politicians, but [also] as one of the major personalities and most beloved figures in Tajikistan's history in the 20th century. That is how I view him." Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of the Tajik Parliament, said, "His personal qualities and political charisma raised his authority among the citizens of Tajikistan and the members of the Islamic Renaissance Party. The president of the republic highly values [Nuri's] role, his activities, and appreciates and calls attention to his deeds. Today we say goodbye to a famous politician, and we respect his role in establishing peace and unity in Tajikistan. We remember his great and historic part and his spiritual deeds."<ref name=DEATH/>

			== Notes ==
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	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Muslim Brotherhood leaders]]		[[Category:Muslim Brotherhood leaders]]
	~~[[Category:Tajikistani Muslims]]~~
	[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of the Soviet Union]]		[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of the Soviet Union]]
	[[Category:Deaths from cancer in Tajikistan]]		[[Category:Deaths from cancer in Tajikistan]]
	[[Category:Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan politicians]]		[[Category:Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan politicians]]
	[[Category:Tajikistani religious leaders]]		[[Category:Tajikistani religious leaders]]
			[[Category:People of the Tajikistani Civil War]]

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{{Short description|Tajik militant and politician}}'''Sayid Abdulloh Nuri''' ([[Tajik language|Tajik]]: Сайид Абдуллоҳи Нурӣ, [[Perso-Arabic script]]: سید عبدالله نوری) (March 15, 1947 – August 9, 2006), also transliterated as ''Abdullah Nuri'', led the [[Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan]] from 1993 until he died of cancer in late 2006. During the [[Tajik Civil War]] of 1992 to 1997 he led the [[United Tajik Opposition]]. Nuri and [[President of Tajikistan]] [[Emomali Rakhmonov]] ended the civil war by signing the Tajik National Peace Accord in 1997.<ref name=DEATH>[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/08/aff1c624-af45-482f-b022-f44ef42013ba.html Tajikistan: Influential Islamic politician remembered] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

Nuri was born in [[Tavildara|Sangvor]], [[Qarateghin Valley]], [[Tajik SSR]]. In 1974 he founded Nahzat-i Islomi, an Islamic education organization. Soviet police arrested him in 1986 for spreading 'religious propaganda', imprisoning him until 1988.<ref name=CRPROFILE>[http://www.c-r.org/our-work/accord/tajikistan/profiles.php Profiles] Conciliation Resources</ref>

==Niyazov meeting==
Nuri met with Turkmen President [[Saparmurat Niyazov]] in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] on 24 January 1996. Niyazov told Nuri that a CIS summit in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] agreed to renew the mandate of CIS peacekeepers in Tajikistan.<ref name=NIYAZOV>[http://www.rferl.org/newsline/1996/01/240196.asp ...and talks with Tajik opposition leader.] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

==Islamic state==
{{Main|Islamic state}}
Nuri advocated making Tajikistan an [[Islamic state]]. Unlike other militant organizations, after 1997 Nuri embraced a peaceful, gradual change in Tajik laws, telling ''[[Radio Free Europe]]'', "Yes, creating an Islamic state is our dream and our hope. But we understand that it can be achieved only stage by stage and in accordance with the wishes of the people of Tajikistan. We want to build a state that will be within the framework of the constitution."<ref name=STATE>[http://www.rferl.org/features/1999/10/f.ru.991007124625.asp Central Asia: OSCE proposes Asian Summit on fundamentalism] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

Nuri criticized the Tajik government's expulsion of the [[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan]], a militant Uzbek Islamic organization, from Tajikistan. He offered to act as a mediator between the IMU and Central Asian governments.<ref name=EXPULSION>[http://www.iwpr.net/?p=rca&s=f&o=176572&apc_state=henirca2000 Uzbek militants expelled from Tajikistan] Institute for War and Peace Reporting</ref>

According to an article in ''[[The New York Times]]'', declassified United States government documents show that in July 1996 Nuri contacted Iranian foreign intelligence officials in [[Taloqan]], [[Afghanistan]] in an attempt to forge an alliance between the [[Government of Iran]], Nuri's followers, and [[Al-Qaeda]] leader [[Osama bin Laden]] to attack the United States. While Iranian officials offered to meet with Nuri and bin Laden, bin Laden, in [[Jalalabad]], Afghanistan at the time, refused on the grounds that the security risk was too high.<ref name=NYT2001a>[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/31/world/nation-challenged-qaeda-diplomacy-bin-laden-sought-iran-ally-us-intelligence.html A NATION CHALLENGED: QAEDA DIPLOMACY; Bin Laden Sought Iran as an Ally, U.S. Intelligence Documents Say], NY Times 31 Dec 2001, by [[James Risen]]</ref>

==Murder allegations==
On 12 September 2003 the website of [[Khovar Information Agency]] news reported that Nuri ordered assassination of Sobirjon Begajanov, chairman of the Jabor Rasul District of Soghd Province. Officials for ''Khovar'' said they never approved the article and police never filed charges against Nuri. Nuri said, "I believe the name of the [Khovar] correspondent is fictitious, and he does not exist. That this material was offered by security services about me, the person who convinced 100,000 heavy military opposition groups to lay down arms. I would never [order Begajanov's murder]." IRP member Shams Sayedov called the report a "provocation connected with the forthcoming elections.<ref name=KHOVAR>[http://www.rferl.org/features/2003/10/24102003171635.asp Tajikistan: Islamic Renaissance Party facing serious problems] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

==Funeral==
Nuri's funeral took place in [[Dushanbe]], Tajikistan with thousands in attendance. IRP Deputy Chairman Muhiddin Kabiri called Nuri an "irreplaceable personality. He led his own school [of thought] in Tajikistan and in the region, which consisted of creating peace, unity, and forgiveness and forgetting [grievances]. The community of Tajikistan did not have this before -- the country had not experienced this sort of thing before. But it showed that Islam is a peace-loving and forgiving religion, and I hope that this is his legacy in Tajikistan." Dodajon Ataullo, editor-in-chief of ''Charoghi Ruz'' newspaper, "His death is very heavy on me, very painful for me. During his illness, I was always with him [in spirit]. I remember his face, his features, his soulful eyes. I recognize him not only as one of the biggest politicians, but [also] as one of the major personalities and most beloved figures in Tajikistan's history in the 20th century. That is how I view him." Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of the Tajik Parliament, said, "His personal qualities and political charisma raised his authority among the citizens of Tajikistan and the members of the Islamic Renaissance Party. The president of the republic highly values [Nuri's] role, his activities, and appreciates and calls attention to his deeds. Today we say goodbye to a famous politician, and we respect his role in establishing peace and unity in Tajikistan. We remember his great and historic part and his spiritual deeds."<ref name=DEATH/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:2006 deaths]]
[[Category:Muslim Brotherhood leaders]]
[[Category:Tajikistani Muslims]]
[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in Tajikistan]]
[[Category:Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan politicians]]
[[Category:Tajikistani religious leaders]]