Jalil Safarov ( az, Cəfərov Cəlil Əziz oğlu) (January 28, 1962,
Marneuli Municipality
Marneuli ( ka, მარნეულის მუნიციპალიტეტი, az, Marneuli Bələdiyyəsi) is a municipality in Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli. Its administrative center and main town is Marneuli.
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Georgia – May 15, 1992,
Turshsu, Shusha,
Azerbaijan) was the
National Hero of Azerbaijan, and the warrior of the Karabakh war.
Life
Jalil Safarov was born on January 28, 1962, in the Lejbaddin village of
Marneuli Municipality
Marneuli ( ka, მარნეულის მუნიციპალიტეტი, az, Marneuli Bələdiyyəsi) is a municipality in Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli. Its administrative center and main town is Marneuli.
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Georgia. Then he moved to Sumgayit District of
Azerbaijan with his family. He studied the secondary school in Sumgayit in 1969–1977. He was admitted to
Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum in 1977. After completing his education in 1980, he entered Vladikavkaz Military Racquet & Zenith Command School. He had been working in Priozorsk and Balhash cities of
Kazakhstan since 1984 and returned to
Azerbaijan eight years later.
Military activities
Jalil Safarov arrived in
Karabakh by the appointment of the Defense Ministry and remained here after finishing his service. He participated in the battles around
Shusha District against the Armenian Army. On May 15, 1992, Jalil Safarov was killed heroically in the battles in the direction of Turshsu-Zardisli village of Shusha.
Memorial
By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 831 dated 6 June 1992, Jalil Safarov was posthumously awarded the honorary title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan". He was buried in the
Martyrs' Lane 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 ...
. School No. 10 in Sumgayit is named after our him. His monument was erected in Marneuli, Georgia.
See also
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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 ...
References
Sources
*Vugar Asgarov. ''Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları'' (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 260.
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1962 births
1992 deaths
Azerbaijani military personnel
Azerbaijani military personnel of the Nagorno-Karabakh War
Azerbaijani military personnel killed in action
National Heroes of Azerbaijan
People from Kvemo Kartli