Omar (Umar) Sheikhulayev (Russian: Умар Магомедович Шейхулаев, 5 June 1975 - 5 February 2009), also known as Emir Muaz,[1] was the militant leader of the Vilayat Dagestan of the Caucasus Emirate, in the volatile southern Russian republic of Dagestan.[1]
Omar Sheikhulayev | |
|---|---|
| Emir of the Dagestani Front | |
| In office 5 December 2008 – 5 February 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Madzhid |
| Succeeded by | Umalat Magomedov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1975 Untsukul Dagestan RSFSR USSR |
| Died | 5 February 2009 (aged 33) outside Makhachkala Dagestan Russia |
| Nickname | Emir Muaz |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Caucasus Emirate |
| Commands | Vilayat Dagestan |
| Battles/wars | Insurgency in the North Caucasus |
Biography edit
Omar was a close associate of Rappani Khalilov and Rasul Makasharipov.[2] In December 2008 Dokku Umarov appointed him leader of the Shariat Jamaat as a successor to the slain Ilgas Malachiyev. He was accused of killing Deputy Chief of Staff of the North Regional Command of Internal Troops of the Russian Federation, Major General Lipinsky.[3]
He was killed on 5 February 2009 in a fierce shoot-out with the Russian security forces outside of Makhachkala.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Амир умер (in Russian). Archived from the original on January 19, 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Убили лидера "Шариата" (in Russian). Archived from the original on June 6, 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ В ПОСЕЛКЕ ЛЕНИНКЕНТ ГОРОДА МАХАЧКАЛЫ В ОДНОМ ИЗ ДОМОВЛАДЕНИЙ ПО УЛИЦЕ ШКОЛЬНАЯ БЫЛ БЛОКИРОВАН ЛИДЕР БАНДПОДПОЛЬЯ ШЕЙХУЛАЕВ ОМАР (in Russian). Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ Глава дагестанского бандподполья Омар Шейхулаев уничтожен в Ленинкенте (in Russian). Archived from the original on March 22, 2014.
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