Magomed Omarov | |
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Deputy Interior Minister of Dagestan | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
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Died | February 2, 2005 |
Magomed Omarov (Russian: Магомед Омаров) (died February 2, 2005) was the deputy Interior Minister for the Russian republic of Dagestan. He was assassinated by gunmen a month after the government announced they prevented a "terrorist attack." Omarov had coordinated all major anti-insurgent operations in the republic and had narrowly escaped another assassination attempt in 2003.