Rappani Khalilov

Rappani Khalilov
Khalilov (centre) together with Sheikh Abdul-Halim and Abu Hafs al-Urduni.
Nickname(s)Rabbani
Born(1969-10-27)27 October 1969
Buynaksk, Dagestan
Died17 September 2007(2007-09-17) (aged 37)
Novy Sulak, Dagestan
AllegianceShariat Jamaat
Battles / wars

Rappani Khalilov (Russian: Раппани Халилов) (October 27, 1969 – September 17, 2007), also known as Rabbani, was the militant leader of the Shariat Jamaat of the Caucasian Front during the Second Chechen War, in the volatile southern Russian republic of Dagestan. He was killed on September 17, 2007, in a fierce shoot-out with the Russian special forces.