| Magomedali Magomedov Магомедали Магомедович Магомедов |
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| Magomedov in 2000 (left) | |
| 1st President of Dagestan | |
| In office 26 July 1994 – 20 February 2006 11 years, 209 days |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mukhu Aliyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 15, 1930 Levashi, Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Dargin |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (???-1991) |
| Spouse(s) | Zulgizhat Magomedova |
| Children | 6 |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Magomedali Magomedovich Magomedov (Russian: Магомедали Магомедович Магомедов) was chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Dagestan[1] from 1987 to 2006.
He was born on June 15, 1930 in Levashi, Levashinsky district, Republic of Dagestan.
He graduated from the Dagestan Teachers Institute in 1952, and in 1968 from the Dagestan Institute of Agriculture.
He became chairman of the Council of State in 1987 under the Soviet system, and was one of the few leaders to keep his post in the post-Soviet Russian Federation. On July 26, 1994, he was elected Chairman of the State Council of Dagestan. On June 26, 1998, he was re-elected to the same post, and on June 25, 2002, again for the third time. He resigned on February 19, 2006, for unclear reasons, and was replaced two days later by Mukhu Aliyev. He is married and he has six children. He is also the father of current president Magomedsalam Magomedov.