Magomed Suleimanov
{{Short description|Dagestani militant (1976–2015)}}
{{family name hatnote|Aliyevich|Suleimanov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Magomed Aliyevich Suleimanov
| native_name = {{Small|Мухаммад Алиевич Сулейманов}}
| native_name_lang = ru
| nationality = Avar
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| office1 = Emir of the Caucasus Emirate
| term_end1 = 11 August 2015
| predecessor1 = Aliaskhab Kebekov
| successor1 = Abolished
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1976|02|29}}
| birth_place = Gimry, Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2015|08|11|1976|02|29}}
| death_place = Gimry, Dagestan, Russia
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| battles = Insurgency in the North Caucasus
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Magomed Aliyevich Suleimanov ({{langx|ru|Мухаммад Алиевич Сулейманов}}; 29 February 1976 – 11 August 2015), also known as Abu Usman Gimrinsky ({{langx|ru|Абу Усман Гимринский}}), was a Dagestani Islamist in Russia and the third leader of the Caucasus Emirate militant group.
Biography
An ethnic Avar from the Dagestani village of Gimry, Suleimanov studied at the Fatah al-Islami University in Damascus in 1992. In 2005, he returned to Dagestan and became the Qadi (judge) of the central mosque in Gimry. In 2006, Suleimanov joined Dagestan's armed insurgency, however in 2008 he surrendered to authorities and received an amnesty.{{cite news|url=http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=43909&cHash=3632117e6a9cb96d69b3505198840b2e#.VX43Ffmqqko|title=Will Abu Usman Gimrinsky Become the Dagestani Insurgency's New Amir?|publisher=Jamestown Foundation|date=14 May 2015|access-date=15 June 2015}}
In 2009, Suleimanov rejoined the insurgency, where he would serve as both the Qadi of the Caucasus Emirate's Vilayat Dagestan branch, and the military commander of Vilayat Dagestan's Mountain Sector, which included his home village of Gimry.{{cite news|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/north-caucasus-insurgency-selects-new-leader/27043027.html|title=North Caucasus Insurgency Selects New Leader|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=29 May 2015|access-date=15 June 2015}}
In 2014, Rustam Asildarov and a number of other senior Caucasus Emirate commanders announced their defection to the Islamic State (IS), swearing an oath of allegiance to its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Both, Suleimanov and Caucasus Emirate leader, Aliaskhab Kebekov, condemned this as a betrayal.{{cite news|url=http://www.rferl.mobi/a/islamic-state-north-caucasus-insurgency-commanders-allegiance/26773615.html|title=Six North Caucasus Insurgency Commanders Transfer Allegiance To Islamic State|author=Liz Fuller|date=2015-01-02|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|access-date=2015-06-15}}
Following the killing of Aliaskhab Kebekov by Russian security forces in April 2015, Suleimanov was chosen as the new leader of the Caucasus Emirate, however he was not formally announced until 2 July 2015.
Death
On 11 August 2015, Magomed Suleimanov was killed in special operations by Russian security forces during a raid near Gimry in Russia's republic of Dagestan.{{cite web|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/caucasus-emirate-leader-killed-daghestan/27183272.html|title=Leader Of Self-Proclaimed Caucasus Emirate Killed In Daghestan|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=11 August 2015|access-date=11 August 2015}}
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Category:Chechen guerrillas killed in action
Category:Emirs of the Caucasian Emirate
Category:People shot dead by law enforcement officers in Russia