Karabakh Order ( az, "Qarabağ" ordeni) is an order of
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...
. The order was created on the occasion of Azerbaijan being the victor 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 territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerbai ...
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History
On 11 November 2020, 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", ...
,
Ilham Aliyev, at a meeting with wounded Azerbaijani servicemen who took part 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 territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerbai ...
, said that new orders and medals would be established in Azerbaijan, and that he gave appropriate instructions on awarding civilians and servicemen who showed "heroism on the battlefield and in the rear and distinguished themselves in this war." He also proposed the names of these orders and medals. On 20 November 2020, at a plenary session of the
Azerbaijani National Assembly, a draft bill on amendments to the bill "On the establishment of orders and medals of the Republic of Azerbaijan" was submitted for discussion.
The Karabakh Order was established on the same day in the first reading in accordance with the bill "On the establishment of orders and medals of the Republic of Azerbaijan" on the occasion of Azerbaijan being the victor 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 territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerbai ...
.
Awarding
On 9 December, 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", ...
,
Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to award 204 servicemen, 48 of them posthumously with the Karabakh Order. The awardees included
Mais Barkhudarov
Mais Barkhudarov ( az, Mais Bərxudarov) is an Azerbaijani officer, lieutenant general of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, who was a participant of 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes and 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. He is the current commander of the 2nd Arm ...
,
Hikmat Hasanov
Hikmat Huseyn oglu Hasanov (; born 1975) is an Azerbaijani major general, who is the commander of the 1st Army Corps (since December 2014). He is a laureate of the 3rd degree " For Service to the Fatherland" order.
Life and service
Hikmat Hasa ...
,
Arzu Rahimov,
Nizam Osmanov, and
Shahin Mammadov.
On April 1, 2021,
Selçuk Bayraktar
Selçuk Bayraktar (born 7 October 1979) is a Turkish engineer and businessman. He is the chairman of the board and the chief technology officer of the Turkish technology company Baykar. He is also known as the architect of Turkey's first indi ...
awarded with the order. In June 2021,
Baykar’s CEO
Haluk Bayraktar
Haluk Bayraktar (born 4 October 1978) is a Turkish engineer and executive. He is the CEO of Baykar, TUBITAK Board Member and founder and chairman of the board of Turkey Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation) anSAHA Istanbul He is a pione ...
awarded Karabakh Order by President İlham Aliyev in
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Status
The Karabakh Order will be awarded for the "courage shown in the destruction of manpower and equipment of the enemy, as well as in the performance of official duties in conditions of a real threat to life during the liberation of the occupied territories and the restoration of the state borders of Azerbaijan".
According to the bill "On the establishment of orders and medals of the Republic of Azerbaijan", the medal's senior award is the
Victory Order, while its junior award is the
Istiglal Order
Istiglal Order ( az, Istiqlal ordeni), is the highest supreme order of the Republic of Azerbaijan, along with Heydar Aliyev Order. presented by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Istiglal means ''Sovereignty'' in Azerbaijani.
History ...
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References
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Azerbaijan
2020 establishments in Azerbaijan
Awards established in 2020