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Ministry Of Defence (Azerbaijan)
The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan () or MN is an Azerbaijani government agency that is associated with the Azerbaijani military. The ministry is responsible for keeping Azerbaijan defended against external threats, preserving its territorial integrity, waging war on behalf of Azerbaijan (for example, Azerbaijan’s contribution to the War on Terror), and the surveillance of the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea sea and airspace. The Minister of Defense is appointed and removed from the post by the Commander-in-chief of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the President of Azerbaijan. The ministry building is located in Baku, at 3 Parliament Avenue. History The first minister of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was General Khosrov bey Sultanov, who was appointed the Minister of the first Government on 28 May 1918. In accordance with Action Plan approved by Parliament on formation of the army, important structures and divisions were to be established by November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakir Hasanov
Zakir Asker oghlu Hasanov (; born 6 June 1959) is an Azerbaijani politician and colonel general who has been the Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan since 2013. Early life and education He was born on 6 June 1959 in the Astara District. He graduated from the Baku High Army Commanders School in 1980 as an artillery officer before serving for five years in the Soviet Armed Forces Units in East Germany. Afterwards, he spent the next eight years at the Altay military registration and enlistment office of the Siberian Military District as part of the Ministry of Defence of the USSR. Political career Following the fall of the Soviet Union, he served for a decade in the Border Troops of the Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan. He was then promoted to the chief of office of international relations of the State Border Service before being appointed Deputy Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Troops by a presidential decree on 17 January 2003, when he was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijani Red Army
; russian: Азербайджанская Красная армия , image = Soviet Red Army Hammer and Sickle.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = , start_date = 1920 , end_date = 1922 , country = , allegiance = Soviet Armed Forces , branch = , command_structure = Caucasian Front , type = Field army , size = , garrison = Baku , colors = Red , equipment = , battles = , decorations = Order of the Red Banner , notable_commanders = Chingiz Ildyrym, Aliheydar Garayev, Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Samad bey Mehmandarov Azerbaijani Red Army ( az, Azərbaycan Qızıl Ordusu; russian: Азербайджанская Красная армия, abbreviated as AzKA), also known as the Red Army of Azerbaijan (russian: Красная армия Азербайджана), was a field army of the pro-Bolshevik Red Army in the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic during the Russian Civil War. History Initial developments After the Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan in April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy
The Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy named after Heydar Aliyev (, russian: Азербайджанское высшее военное училище имени Гейдара Алиева) is an educational institution of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. In order to be admitted into the academy, candidates have to be between the ages of 17 and 19 and have completed secondary school education. Background The predecessor institution to the current academy was the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School (BVOKU), which was founded on 29 November 1939 as one of many military academies of the Soviet Army. By 1951, the developing school was ranked 6th place among the best infantry schools in the USSR. The school was disbanded in 1991 as a result of the fall of the Soviet Union. Among the notable alumni of the BVOKU are former Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Zakir Hasanov and Armenian military leader during the Karabakh War Arkady Ter-Tade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Training And Education Center Of The Armed Forces
The Training and Education Center of the Armed Forces (TEC) () is a training establishment of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It was established in accordance with the protocol which was signed between Azerbaijan and the Turkish Armed Forces on 5 April 2000 and decree of Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev on 20 February. The TEC was opened on 26 March 2001 on the basis of advanced officers and reserve officers courses in order to facilitate the application of NATO standards in Azerbaijan Armed Forces. The TEC implements the preparation of military personnel for branches of the Armed Forces. An event with the title of "Azerbaijani-Turkish brotherhood is eternal and indestructible" was held at the Training and Educational Center of the Armed Forces in late 2020 to honor the Azerbaijani victory in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War College Of The Azerbaijani Armed Forces
The Military Academy of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələrinin Hərbi Akademiyası, russian: Военная Академия Вооруженных сил Азербайджанской Республики) translated into English as the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces is an academic institution of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It is seniormost military academy of its kind in the military of Azerbaijan, training senior military officers and personnel to develop their military professions and their leadership skills. The War College was established by decree of President Heydar Aliyev on February 20, 1999, in order to provide an effective training courses for post-secondary military education. Students at the War College receive a two-year education which focuses on command positions and tactical or operational levels. Lieutenant General Heydar Piriyev is one of the more recent and notable graduates of the war college and the current rect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MOIK Baku
MOIK Baku is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku. MOIK was originally built around the same concept of military sports club as CSKA Moscow, CSKA Sofia. History The club was established under name OIK ( az, Ordu İdman Klubu; en, Sports Club of Army) in 1961 as sport society of Azerbaijani Armed Forces and was funded by USSR Ministry of Defense until 1990 and Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense since 1993. It has never participated at any Soviet football league, just one time has entered Soviet Cup and has been eliminated in preliminary round, but 4 times has won Azerbaijan USSR League and 8 times Azerbaijan USSR Cup. MOIK began to participate at Azerbaijan First Division in 1993, making its Azerbaijan Premier League debut in 1995. The club has won Azerbaijan First Division two times. Its best indicator at Azerbaijan Premier League is the 7th place (2001). To the beginning of 2003–04 season the club changed its name into MOIK ( az, Mərkəzi Ordu İdman Klubu; en, Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazi Aslanov
Hazi Aslanov ( az, Həzi Əhəd oğlu Aslanov; russian: Ази Агад оглы Асланов; commonly described as Azi Aslanov and A. A. Aslanov,Aleksander A. Maslov, David M. Glantz, ''Fallen Soviet Generals: Soviet General Officers Killed in Battle, 1941-1945'', Routledge, 1998, p. 251./ref> January 22, 1910 – January 24, 1945) was Azerbaijani major-general of the Soviet armoured troops during World War II. He was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title twice. The second Hero title was posthumously awarded on July 12, 1991, by Mikhail Gorbachev, at the constant recommendations by Heydar Aliyev. Early years Hazi Aslanov was born in a worker family on January 22, 1910, in Lankaran, Azerbaijan. When he lost his father at the age of 13, he left local school number 1 and worked in the Lankaran Brick Plant. Aslanov also served as deputy commander for the technical part of company, commander of 2nd Rifle Division and 60th Rifle Divisions, followed by motor transport battali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Police (Azerbaijan)
The Military Police of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyi.Hərbi Polis) is the military police branch of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Overview It was established on 10 April 1992 by the order of the Minister of Defense. Action during the Karabakh conflict The military police personnel took an active part during Operation Iron Fist in 2020. Military police were involved in ensuring security in human settlements and places of deployment in the liberated territories. They also served at mobile checkpoints on military transport movement routes. Cargo of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh were escorted by the military police through the Barda-Agdam-Khankendi route. List of commanders * Colonel Rovshan Maharramov (-2010) * Badir Hasanov (2010-?) See also * Military Police (Russia) * 032 Military Unit * Military Police (Kazakhstan) References {{reflist Military provosts Military police Military units and format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Band Service Of The Armed Forces Of Azerbaijan
The Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin Hərbi Orkestr Xidməti) is the official military band service of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It is part of the command structure of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. History of Azerbaijani military bands In the early days of the establishment of the Azerbaijani National Army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, a military band was created in a short period of time. The first military parade in Baku in 1919 was accompanied by a military band. Military bands have always existed in the history of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. During Yusif Akhundzade's service as director of the school band of the Caspian Higher Naval School (later known as the Azerbaijan Higher Naval Academy), it participated in the 1971 and 1983 October Revolution Day Parade on Moscow's Red Square. In 1971, the band's performance on Kutuzovsky Prospekt featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operational Meeting Was Held Under The Leadership Of President, Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev At Central Command Post Of The Ministry Of Defense (cropped)
An operational definition specifies concrete, replicable procedures designed to represent a construct. In the words of American psychologist S.S. Stevens (1935), "An operation is the performance which we execute in order to make known a concept." For example, an operational definition of "fear" (the construct) often includes measurable physiologic responses that occur in response to a perceived threat. Thus, "fear" might be operationally defined as specified changes in heart rate, galvanic skin response, pupil dilation, and blood pressure. Overview An operational definition is designed to model or represent a concept or theoretical definition, also known as a construct. Scientists should describe the operations (procedures, actions, or processes) that define the concept with enough specificity such that other investigators can replicate their research. Operational definitions are also used to define system states in terms of a specific, publicly accessible process of preparation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakhchivan Separate Combined Arms Army
The Nakhchivan Garrison ( az, Naxçıvan Hərbi Qarnizonu), also referred to as the Nakhchivan Army ( az, Naxçıvan Ordusu), formerly known as the 5th Army Corps, is a regional military formation of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. The structures of all service branches and militarized institution in the territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic together form the Nakhchivan Garrison.Naxçıvan Hərbi Qarnizonu// Naxçıvan Ensiklopediyası / V.Y. Talıbov. — Təkminləşdirilmiş və yenidən işlənmiş ikinci nəşr. — Naxçıvan, 2005. — 2 cilddə. — II cild. — Səhifələrin sayı: 380. — Səh.: 85. — . It is currently led by Colonel General Karam Mustafayev. History On 7 September 1991, during the intensification of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the State Defense Committee (SCC) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic was established by order of the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet Heydar Aliyev. On Independence Day in October 2017, the first garrison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Staff Of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Republic ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri Baş Qərargahı) is the military staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It is the central organ of the Armed Forces Administration and oversees operational management of the armed forces under the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic. The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Azerbaijan, who is the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces. History It was founded as the Ümumi qərargah by the order of Samad bey Mehmandarov on 15 November 1918.https://ebooks.az/view/VbAXx0H9.pdf Then, Colonel Habib Bey Salimov, Chief of Staff of the 424th Corps of Azerbaijan, was appointed Chief of the General Staff. The headquarters consisted of equipment, fortification, general on duty, general quartermaster, artillery, medicine, military education and control departments. By the end of the month, the General Staff moved to Ganja and continued i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
