Rappani Khalilov

**Rappani Khalilov**
Rappani Khalilov
	Khalilov (centre) together with Sheikh Abdul-Halim and Abu Hafs al-Urduni.
Nickname(s)	Rabbani
Born	27 October 1969; Buynaksk, Dagestan
Died	17 September 2007 (aged 37); Novy Sulak, Dagestan
Allegiance	Shariat Jamaat
Battles/wars	Invasion of Dagestan; Second Chechen War;

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.