Omar Sheikhulayev

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Omar Sheikhulayev
Emir of the Dagestani Front
In office 5 December 2008 – 5 February 2009
Preceded by	Abdul Madzhid
Succeeded by	Umalat Magomedov
Personal details
Born	5 June 1975 Untsukul Dagestan RSFSR USSR
Died	5 February 2009 outside Makhachkala Dagestan Russia
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military service
Allegiance	Caucasus Emirate
Commands	Dagestan Front
Battles/wars	Insurgency in the North Caucasus

Omar (Umar) Sheikhulayev (Ru: Умар Магомедович Шейхулаев)(June 5, 1975 - 5 February 2009) also known as Emir Muaz,^[1] was the militant leader of the Shariat Jamaat of the Caucasian Front, in the volatile southern Russian republic of Dagestan.^[1]

Omar was a close associate of Rappani Khalilov and Rasul Makasharipov.^[2] 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.^[3]

He was killed on 5 February 2009 in a fierce shoot-out with the Russian security forces outside of Makhachkala.^[4]

References

Chechen–Russian conflict

Key events	Conflict	Federalists	Separatists	Mujahideen

Wars First Chechen War War of Dagestan Second Chechen War War in Ingushetia Insurgency since 2009 First Chechen War (1994–96) 1994 Grozny 1994 Khankala 1994–95 Grozny 1996 Shatoy 1996 Grozny 1996 Khasavyurt Accord Second Chechen War (1999–2009) 1999 bombing campaign 1999–2000 Grozny 2000 Height 766 2000 Komsomolskoye 2000 Zhani-Vedeno 2002 Mi-26 shootdown Guerrilla phase 2004 Nazran raid 2004 Grozny raid 2005 Nalchik raid Counter-insurgency operations	Major attacks 1995 Budyonnovsk 1996 ferry seizure 1996 Kizlyar 1999 apartment bombings 2002 Moscow theater 2002 Grozny truck bombing 2004 aircraft bombings 2004 Beslan school Related topics Censorship of Chechnya coverage Crimes and terrorism Mass graves Suicide attacks Assassinations Casualties (Second Chechen War) Aircraft losses International response Politics of Chechnya Chechenpress Kavkaz Center	Combatants Russian Federation Russian Army Ground Forces Internal Affairs OMON · ODON · Internal Troops Federal Security (FSB) Military Intelligence (GRU) Special Forces (Spetsnaz) Republic of Chechnya Militia (Kadyrovtsy) Leaders Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Putin Chechnya † Akhmad Kadyrov Alu Alkhanov Ramzan Kadyrov † Sulim Yamadayev † Dzhabrail Yamadayev † Ruslan Yamadayev	Combatants Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Leaders † Dzhokhar Dudayev † Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev † Aslan Maskhadov † Abdul-Halim Sadulayev † Ruslan Gelayev † Shamil Basayev † Arbi Barayev † Salman Raduyev Akhmed Zakayev † Turpal-Ali Atgeriyev † Vakha Arsanov Ilyas Akhmadov † Movsar Barayev † Muslim Atayev † Rasul Makasharipov † Ilias Gorchkhanov † Rappani Khalilov	Combatants Caucasus Emirate Foreign Mujahideen Caucasus Front Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade Islamic International Brigade Leaders Dokka Umarov Aslambek Vadalov (POW) Akhmed Yevloyev † Anzor Astemirov † Supyan Abdullayev Aslan Byutukayev Movladi Udugov † Khuseyn Gakayev Tarkhan Gaziyev † Said Buryatsky † Magomed Vagabov † Asker Dzhappuyev † Ibn al-Khattab † Abu al-Walid † Abu Hafs al-Urduni † Muhannad † Abdulla Kurd

Persondata
Name	Sheikulayev, Omar
Alternative names	Emir Muaz
Short description	Russian Islamist rebel
Date of birth	June 5, 1975
Place of birth	Untsukul, Dagestan, USSR
Date of death	5 February 2009
Place of death	outside Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia

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