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Omar Sheikhulayev

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Preceded by
  
Died
  
2009, Makhachkala, Russia

Succeeded by
  
Commands
  
Religion
  
Sunni Islam

Allegiance
  
Name
  
Omar Sheikhulayev


Battles and wars
  
Insurgency in the North Caucasus

Omar (Umar) Sheikhulayev (Russian: Умар Магомедович Шейхулаев, 5 June 1975 - 5 February 2009) also known as Emir Muaz, was the militant leader of the Vilayat Dagestan of the Caucasus Emirate, in the volatile southern Russian republic of Dagestan.

Omar was a close associate of Rappani Khalilov and Rasul Makasharipov. 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.

He was killed on 5 February 2009 in a fierce shoot-out with the Russian security forces outside of Makhachkala.

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Omar Sheikhulayev Wikipedia


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