Abduhalim Nazarzoda

Abduhalim Mirzo Nazarzoda (1 January 1964 – 17 September 2015) was a military leader in the Tajik National Army and the former Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan.

He was born in the Guliston village of the Rudaki District of the Tajik SSR on 1 January 1964, to a family of workers.

According to Asia-Plus, between 1993 and 1997, Nazarzoda was one of the field commanders of the armed formations of the United Tajik Opposition.

According to the Ministry of Defense, on 7 September 1997, after signing a peace agreement, Nazarzoda was appointed commander of military unit 31001 of the Tajik National Army.

[2][3][4][5] He was dismissed from his post on 4 September 2015, after Tajikistani Authorities accused him of "Committing a Crime" after there was violence between Nazarzoda's followers and government forces.