She began her career in oil industry in 1969 at the Krasny Molot machine-building plant in Grozny; worked as a saturator, electric welder.

Soviet media of those years named her among the active participants of the I Congress of People's Deputies.

Unlike other bodies claiming the status of legal heirs to the Soviet government, the Permanent Presidium practically did not engage in lawmaking, focusing on awards and honorary titles related to the dismantled Union.

[2] In 1999, CPRF Perm Oblast branch was accused in cooperating with Umalatova's Presidium in selling illegal medals.

[4] Party of Peace and Unity and Umalatova personally were mentioned in the final report on the investigation into the fraud associated with the UN Oil-for-Food Programme, as she allegedly participated in exporting oil from Saddam's Iraq, bypassing UN sanctions.