Arkan

Željko Ražnatović
Жељко Ражнатовић
Ražnatović and his "Tigers"
Member of the National Assembly
In office 25 January 1993 – 20 October 1993
President	Zoran Lilić Zoran Aranđelović
Personal details
Born	(1952-04-17)17 April 1952 Brežice, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died	15 January 2000(2000-01-15) (aged 47) Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds[1]
Resting place	Belgrade New Cemetery
Nationality	Serbian
Political party	Party of Serbian Unity (1993–2000)
Spouses	Natalija Martinović ​ ​ (div. 1994)​ Svetlana Veličković ​ ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	9, including Anastasija
Relatives	Veljko Ražnatović (father)
Nickname	Arkan
Military service
Allegiance	Serbia  Serbian Krajina  Republika Srpska
Years of service	1991–1996
Rank	Commander
Unit	Serb Volunteer Guard
Battles/wars	Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War
Criminal information
Criminal charge	see ICTY indictment section below
Penalty	No (assassinated)

Željko Ražnatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Ражнатовић, pronounced [ʒêːʎko raʒnâːtoʋitɕ]; 17 April 1952 – 15 January 2000), better known as Arkan (Serbian Cyrillic: Аркан), was a Serbian mobster and head of the Serb paramilitary force called the Serb Volunteer Guard during the Yugoslav Wars.

He was on Interpol's most wanted list in the 1970s and 1980s for robberies and murders committed in a number of countries across Europe, and was later indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for crimes against humanity. Up until his assassination in January 2000, Ražnatović was the most powerful organized crime figure in the Balkans.