Magomedali Magomedov

Magomedali Magomedov Магомедали Магомедович Магомедов
Magomedov in 2000 (left)
1st President of Dagestan
In office 26 July 1994 – 20 February 2006 &1000000000000001100000011 years, &10000000000000209000000209 days
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mukhu Aliyev
Personal details
Born	June 15, 1930 (1930-06-15) 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
Military service
Awards

Magomedali Magomedovich Magomedov (Russian: Магомедали Магомедович Магомедов) was chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Dagestan from 1987 to 2006.

Biography

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.

Honours and awards

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland;
  • 1st class (15 June 2005) - for outstanding contribution to strengthening Russian statehood, friendship and cooperation between nations
  • 3rd class (24 April 24, 000) - for outstanding contribution to strengthening Russian statehood, friendship and cooperation between nations
• Order of Honour (27 June 1995) - for his great personal contribution to strengthening and development of Russian statehood, friendship and cooperation between peoples
• Order of October Revolution
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour, twice
• Order of the Badge of Honour
• Diploma of the Russian Federation Government (14 June 2000) - for his great personal contribution to the socio-economic development of the Republic of Dagestan, a long and conscientious work in connection with the 70th anniversary of the birth