Nominated Magomedsalam M. Magomedov is to be the next president of the combustible southern republic of Dagestan.
Mr. Magomedov, 45, is an economist and businessman who rose to prominence thanks to his father, Magomedali Magomedov, who led Dagestan from 1987 until 2006. That year, Mukhu G. Aliyev was appointed to succeed him, amid a push to fight rampant corruption in the republic.
The nomination of Mr. Magomedov, a seasoned manager and industrialist, falls in line with the appointment of a new presidential envoy, Aleksandr G. Khloponin, who is beginning a campaign to bring order to the Caucasus through economic means. It seems to be that Kremlin wants significant changes, since Mr. Magomedov has been a persistent critic of Mr. Aliyev’s government.