| Omar Sheikhulayev | |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Untsukul Dagestan RSFSR USSR |
| Death Place: | outside Makhachkala Dagestan Russia |
| Office1: | Emir of the Dagestani Front |
| Term Start1: | 5 December 2008 |
| Term End1: | 5 February 2009 |
| Predecessor1: | Abdul Madzhid |
| Successor1: | Umalat Magomedov |
| Allegiance: | Caucasus Emirate |
| Nickname: | Emir Muaz |
| Commands: | Vilayat Dagestan |
| Battles: | Insurgency in the North Caucasus |
Omar (Umar) Sheikhulayev (ru|Умар Магомедович Шейхулаев, 5 June 1975 - 5 February 2009), also known as Emir Muaz,[1] was the militant leader of the Vilayat Dagestan of the Caucasus Emirate, in the volatile southern Russian republic of Dagestan.
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]