Murad Magomedovich Kajlayev (Russian: ????? ??????????? ???????, Murad Magomedovic Kažlajev) is a well-known Soviet and Dagestani composer and conductor, People's Artist of the USSR (1981), laureate of international premiums and contests, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Great Academic Concert Orchestra named after Silantyev, professor and academician at Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.