Preceded by Omar Sheikhulayev Commands Shariat Jamaat Name Umalat Magomedov | Religion Sunni Islam Succeeded by Magomed Vagabov Allegiance Caucasus Emirate | |
Battles/wars Insurgency in the North Caucasus Died December 31, 2009, Khasavyurt, Russia Battles and 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.
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.
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.
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