Hero of the Patriotic War

Namig Islamzadeh
Namiq İslamzadə
Born (1974-05-07) May 7, 1974 (age 49)
Hovsan, Surakhany, Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
AllegianceAzerbaijani Armed Forces
Service/branch Azerbaijani Air Force
RankMajor general
Commands held"N" military unit in Kurdamir
Battles/wars
Awards

Namig Sarafruz oglu Islamzadeh (Azerbaijani: Namiq Sərəfruz oğlu İslamzadə; born 1974), is an Azerbaijani military officer, major general serving in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He serves as a garrison commander in the "N" military unit of the Azerbaijani Air Forces in Kurdamir District.[1] Islamzadeh is a participant of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[2]

Early years

Namig Sarafruz oglu Islamzadeh was born on 7 May 1974, in Hovsan, Suraxanı District of Baku, capital of the then Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union.

Military service

Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft belonging to the Azerbaijani Air Forces, led by Major General Namig Islamzadeh, flying over Baku during the Baku Victory Parade on 10 December 2020.

Islamzadeh is currently serving in the Azerbaijani Air Forces, belonging to the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He has contributed to the modernization of Azerbaijan's air forces throughout his service years.[3] He is graduated from Turkish Air Force Academy in 1996.

Islamzadeh, by 2005, was a major,[4] and by 2008, a lieutenant colonel.[5] By 2016, Islamzadeh, as a colonel, was serving as a garrison commander in the "N" military unit of the Azerbaijani Air Forces in Kurdamir District.[1][6]

Islamzadeh took part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[2] On 10 December 2020, a victory parade was held in Baku on the occasion of Azerbaijan's victory in the war. During the parade, a group of Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft flew over the city, led by Namig Islamzadeh, to show the colors of the Azerbaijani flag.[7]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b ""Açıq qapı" günündə valideynlər və qonaqlar hərbi hissədə yaradılan şəraitlə tanış olublar" [On the "Open Day", parents and guests got acquainted with the conditions created in the military unit]. Azerbaijan State News Agency (in Azerbaijani). 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Bu gün general olan 4 hərbçi kimdir?" [Who are the 4 servicemen that became generals today?]. Milli.az (in Azerbaijani). 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ "General-mayor ali hərbi rütbəsi ilə təltif olunan zabitlər kimlərdir". Azeridefence.com (in Azerbaijani). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b Aliyev, Ilham (24 June 2005). "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN on awarding servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan]. e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b Aliyev, Ilham (25 June 2008). "AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI SİLAHLI QÜVVƏLƏRİNİN HƏRBİ QULLUQCULARININ TƏLTİF EDİLMƏSI HAQQINDA AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN ON AWARDING THE MILITARY SERVANTS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN]. Azerbaijan State News Agency (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Polkovnik Namiq İslamzadə: Azərbaycan Hərbi Hava Qüvvələri arsenalını beşinci nəsil döyüş təyyarələri ilə gücləndirir" [Colonel Namig Islamzadeh: Azerbaijan strengthens Air Force arsenal with fifth generation fighter jets]. Azerbaijan State News Agency (in Azerbaijani). 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. ^ "İlham Əliyev və Türkiyə Prezidenti Rəcəb Tayyib Ərdoğan Vətən müharibəsində Qələbəyə həsr olunmuş Zəfər paradında iştirak ediblər". President.az (in Azerbaijani). Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. ^ Aliyev, Ilham (25 June 2020). "Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyinin hərbi qulluqçularının və Azərbaycan Respublikasının ərazi bütövlüyünün qorunmasında xüsusi xidmətləri olmuş digər şəxslərin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı" [Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on awarding servicemen of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan and other persons who have rendered special services in the protection of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan]. Azerbaijan State News Agency (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ Aliyev, Ilham (7 December 2020). "Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyinin bir sıra hərbi qulluqçularına "general-mayor" ali hərbi rütbəsinin verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı" [Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on conferring the highest military rank of "Major General" to a number of servicemen of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan]. President.az (in Azerbaijani). Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Bu hərbçilərə Vətən Müharibəsi Qəhrəmanı adı verildi". Axar.az (in Azerbaijani). 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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