Magomed Salam Magomedovich Magomedov (b.1964) is the President of Dagestan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation found in the North Caucasus region. His appointment by the President of Russia was approved by the parliament of Dagestan on 10 February 2010^[1]. Magomedov is an ethnic Dargin. His father, Magomed Ali Magomedov, served as President of Dagestan between 1987 and 2006.^[2] It is his stated ambition as president to consolidate and modernise the republic to counter the threat of Islamic extremism.^[3]