[citation needed] After that he was appointed Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation.

[5] Magomedsalam Magomedov has an academic background and differs from his predecessors who were Soviet-era Communist Party leaders who adapted to changed circumstances.

Prior to the presidency, Magomedsalam Magomedov was elected speaker of Dagestan’s parliament in 2006 for a period of one year.

[citation needed] In 2010, Magomedov made the fifth pillar of Islam, the hajj, and met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz at the residence of Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

[citation needed] On 4 December 2010 his brother boarded Dagestan Airlines Flight 372 and was killed along with another passenger after the plane crashed during an emergency landing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.