Heydar Kamal oglu Piriyev () is an

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military officer and lieutenant general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He is a veteran of 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 ...

and the

2020 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 Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of ...

. He is the current Chief of the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces

Early life and education

Heydar Piriyev was born on 1 September 1959 in the Paghaghbyur village of the Vorontsovka District of the then

Armenian SSR The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...

. In 1974-1976, he studied at the 1st Physics and Mathematics School in

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 was born on September 17, 1959. In 1976-1980 he studied at the

Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School The Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School (BVOKU) was one of the military academies of the USSR. It trained military personnel in a number of specializations. It was located in Baku in the Azerbaijan SSR. History On November 29, 1939, the s ...

. In 1998 he graduated from War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

Military service

In 1980-1991 he served in various positions in the Soviet Army. Since 1991, he has served in the

Azerbaijan Armed Forces The Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) had originally formed ...

. From 1992-1994, he participated in the

. On 17 May 2003 by the decree of the Azerbaijani President Haydar Aliyev, Piriyev was awarded the rank of Major General. From 2002-2009, Piriyev served as Chief of Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy. From 2009-2013, he served as Chief of Staff of the Army Corps in the

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. In 2014, Haydar Piriyev was awarded the rank of Lieutenant general by the decree of Azerbaijani President

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...

and he was appointed Chief of the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

Awards

* — Azerbaijani Flag Order * —

For military services medal For military services medal ( az, "Hərbi xidmətlərə görə" medalı) – is a military medal of Azerbaijan. History The award was established on December 6, 1993 by the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev. The medal is awarded to m ...

Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələrinin 10 illiyi (1991-2001) yubiley medalı - lent

— "10th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1991–2001)" Medal * — "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal * — "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal * — Azerbaijani Army 100th anniversary medal

References

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