Grave of National Hero of Azerbaijan Murad Mirzayev

Murad Mirzayev ( az, Murad Mirzəyev, 31 March 1976 – 3 April 2016) was an Azerbaijani officer,

lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

Special Forces of Azerbaijan The Special Forces of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan Xüsusi Təyinatlı Qüvvələri) is a military unit of the Republic of Azerbaijan. History It was established in April 1999 under the Ministry of Defense. The formation of the unit was attended b ...

National Hero of Azerbaijan The National Hero of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan milli qəhrəmanı) is the highest Hero (title), national title in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The title was named on 25 March 1992, and the "Qizil Ulduz" Medal awarded as a sign of receiving this t ...

Biography

Murad Mirzayev was born on 31 March 1976 in

Muğan Gəncəli Mughan Ganjali ( az, Muğan Gəncəli) is a village and municipality in the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,713. The village was renamed in honor of the dynasties coming from Ganja city of Azerbaijan in the 16th and 17th ...

village of

Sabirabad District Sabirabad District ( az, Sabirabad rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the Mil-Mughan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Saatly, Imishli, Kurdamir, Haj ...

Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...

. He studied in

Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum ( az, Cəmşid Naxçıvanski adına Hərbi Lisey), also known as Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakhchivanski, is a state school, specializing in education and training of students in military science a ...

. In 1998 Mirzayev graduated from the High Military Academy in Turkey. Further he took part in military exercises in US, Romania and

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

. On the night from 1 to 2 April 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes took place along the line of contact in

Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh ( ) is a landlocked country, landlocked region in the Transcaucasia, South Caucasus, within the mountainous range of Karabakh, lying between Lower Karabakh and Syunik Province, Syunik, and covering the southeastern range o ...

and surrounding territories to the south. On 5 April, a mutual ceasefire agreement was reached. Lieutenant colonel Murad Mirzayev died on 3 April during the battles near Talysh village. On 10 April the body of Murad Mirzayev with the mediation of the

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was handed over to the Azerbaijani side. On 11 April, he was buried in II Alley of Honor 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 ...

. A three-volley salute was performed and national anthem of Azerbaijan was played during the funerals. On 19 April 2016 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, ...

signed orders on awarding honorary titles, orders and medals to a group of Azerbaijani military servicemen who "have distinguished exceptional bravery and heroism while preventing the Armenian military provocations on the contact line of troops and repelling the enemy's attacks on civilians from April 2 to 5".Azerbaijan awards military servicemen for distinguished bravery in prevention of Armenian provocations
// apa.az. Murad Mirzayev was awarded the medal of

.Полковник Мурад Мирзаев посмертно получил звание Национального героя
// vzglyad.az. He was survived by his wife, Fizza Mirzayeva, and two children, son Nurlan and daughter Deniz.Xalqın qəhrəmanı Murad Mirzəyev
// millixeber.az.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mirzayev, Murad National Heroes of Azerbaijan 1976 births 2016 deaths Azerbaijani colonels Azerbaijani military personnel killed in action People from Sabirabad District 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes 21st-century Azerbaijani Land Forces personnel Burials at II Alley of Honor