[4] In 1987, he defended at Moscow State University a dissertation for the degree of candidate of philosophical sciences.

[2] In the early 1990s, he was president of JSC "Center for International Cooperation", then chairman of the board of directors of the Russian-Arab University.

[3] On 29 November 2001, Umakhanov became a senator, representing Dagestan on executive authority in the Federation Council.

In February 2010, deputies of the People's Assembly extended his term of office in the Federation Council.

[7] In December 2022 the EU sanctioned Ilyas Umakhanov in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.