Fatulla Ali oglu Huseynov ( az, Fətulla Əli oğlu Hüseynov; December 21, 1937 – June 14, 2004) was the

colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

of the

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan () is an Azerbaijani government ministry for internal affairs, which is responsible for keeping the order, security and safety of population, officials, buildings and structures in the country. The ...

from shortly after Azerbaijan's independence in the early 1990s and one of the influential public figures in Azerbaijan until his death.

Career

Huseynov was the chief of the traffic police under the Interior Ministry in the late 1970s. Later he left his post and returned only in the late 1980s and was appointed police chief of Nasimi district of

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

. He then worked as chief of the Baku police for nearly two years. In the early 1990s, he headed the public security directorate under the

. He also participated in the

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...

within Interior Ministry subunits, where he received the nickname the “Black Colonel” for his unit's military feats. Lately, Huseynov was a member of the board of the

Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA; az, Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası, AFFA) is the governing body of football in Azerbaijan. Formed in 1992, it is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amate ...

and was its vice-president. He was one of the leaders of Azerbaijan's opposition Justice Party.

Death

He was shot and killed outside his

home on June 14, 2004. The perpetrator was unknown, though believed to be figures within the government of Azerbaijan until 2013. In 2005, Haji Mammadov was arrested during operation Black Belt and convicted of murdering Huseynov.

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Career

Death

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