Azerbaijani Flag Order ( az, Azərbaycan Bayrağı Ordeni) is an award presented by the

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History and status

Azerbaijani Flag order was among several medals and orders, requested to be reviewed and created by the President Abulfaz Elchibey on November 10, 1992 by a Presidential Decree No. 370. The order was created by the Decree No. 756 of the

President of Azerbaijan The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of Azerbaijan. The Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of executive power, commander-in-chief, "representative of Azerbaijan in home and foreign policies", ...

Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Aze ...

and ratified by

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on December 6, 1993. The Azerbaijani Flag Order is given to the citizens of

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, foreign nationals and non-citizens for the following services: *long lasting contributions to restoration of independence of Azerbaijan; *special contributions to the social and political development; *distinguished contributions to the military science and development of military equipment; *distinguished acts in defending the

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; *distinguished service in keeping the order in the country; *protecting borders of the country and distinguished military service. The order is pinned to the left side of the chest. If there are any other orders or medals, the Azerbaijani Flag Order follows ''

Shah Ismail Order Shah Ismail Order ( az, Şah İsmayıl ordeni), is the highest Azerbaijani military award presented by the Commander-in-chief and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. History and status Shah Ismail Order was among several medals and orders, ...

'' ( az, Şah İsmayıl Ordeni; Order of

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Description

Azerbaijani Flag order is made of two layers of silver plates in the form of eight pointed stars bathed in pure gold, with composition of national ornaments. The bottom layer is colored in white and the top one is colored in blue stripes. The striped come towards the center, onto another layer depicted in form of

Azerbaijani flag The national flag of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan bayrağı), often referred to in Azerbaijani as ( en, Tricolour flag), is a horizontal tricolour that features three equally sized bars of bright blue, red, and green; a white crescent; and ...

, colored in its blue, red and green colors. The rear side of the order is polished and has an engraved order number and words ''Azərbaycan Bayrağı''. The composition is attached to a blue-red-green colored

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with five edges. The order comes in size by , the ribbon bar - by .

Recipients

* Zakir Garalov, General Prosecutor of Azerbaijan *

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, Minister of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan *Servicemen of

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*Servicemen of the Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan Republic * Ibad Huseynov,

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Ramil Usubov Ramil Idris oglu Usubov ( az, Ramil Idris oğlu Usubov, born 1948) is the incumbent Secretary of the Security Council of Azerbaijan. Before he served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, in office from 1994–2019. Early life Usu ...

, Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan * Eldar Mahmudov, Minister of National Security *

Shahin Sultanov Vice Admiral Shahin Eshref oghlu Sultanov () was the Commander of the Azerbaijani Naval Forces from 1999 to 2014. Early life and career He was born on 8 August 1961 in the Goychay District of the Azerbaijan SSR. Sultanov graduated from the Nav ...

, Commander of the

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* Tofig Aghahuseynov, Commander of the Baku Air Defense District

References

{{State awards of the Azerbaijani Republic Orders, decorations, and medals of Azerbaijan Awards established in 1993 1993 establishments in Azerbaijan