Ravil Mingazov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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prisoner in Guantanamo Bay detention camps
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Place of Birth: Russia
About Ravil Mingazov
- Ravil Mingazov is a citizen of Russia who was held in extrajudicial detention for almost fifteen years in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. The Department of Defense reports that Mingazov was born on December 5, 1967, in Bolsheretski, Russia. Ravil Mingazov arrived at Guantanamo on October 28, 2002, and has been held at Guantanamo for 17 years, 1 month and 12 days.Mingazov, a member of the tatars ethnic group, was a ballet dancer, before he joined the Soviet army. Anti-Muslim harassment drove Mingazov to leave Russia for Tajikistan, in 2000. Mingazov was approved for transfer on July 21, 2016.
- He was transferred to the United Arab Emirates on January 18, 2017.
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