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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] |
