Umalat Magomedov
Umalat Magomedov | |
|---|---|
| Emir of the Dagestani Front | |
| In office12 April 2009 – 31 December 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Omar Sheikhulayev |
| Succeeded by | Magomed Vagabov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 (1979) |
| Died | 31 December 2009(2009-12-31) (aged 30) |
| Nickname | Emir Al Bara |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Caucasus Emirate |
| Commands | Vilayat Dagestan |
| Battles/wars | Insurgency in the North Caucasus |
Umalat Magomedov, also known as Emir Al Bara, was the leader of the militant Vilayat Dagestan organisation in the southern Russian Republic of Dagestan.
Biography
He was appointed emir by Dokka Umarov, leader of the Caucasus Emirate, in April 2009 after the death of Omar Sheikhulayev. He was killed by Russian security forces on 31 December 2009.[1]
The widow of Umalat Magomedov, a 17-year-old called Dzhanet Abdullayeva (also known as Abdurakhmanova) was one of the two suicide bombers who carried out the 2010 Moscow Metro bombings.[2]
References
- ^В Дагестане в ходе боестолкновения ликвидированы четыре боевика (in Russian). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
- ^Установлены личности смертниц, устроивших взрывы в Москве (in Russian). Archived from the original on July 7, 2010.
External links
- Ruslan KurbanovRadicalization of Muslim young peopleArchived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
