The National Hero of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan milli qəhrəmanı) is the highest

national title A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

in the

Republic of Azerbaijan A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...

. The title was named on 25 March 1992, and the "Qizil Ulduz" Medal awarded as a sign of receiving this title was established by a separate law in 15 July 1992. The law on the title has been in effect since 25 December 1995. It can only be awarded once to the same person. The title is awarded for outstanding services of national importance to Azerbaijan in defence and strengthening of the state system and creation of important national values.

Independent Azerbaijan

After the

break-up of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...

in 1991,

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 th ...

and

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

were engaged 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 ...

in which several Azerbaijanis were awarded with the ''National Hero of Azerbaijan''.

Recipients

Mubariz Ibrahimov Mubariz Aghakerim oğlu Ibrahimov ( az, Mübariz Ağakərim oğlu İbrahimov; February 7, 1988 in Əliabad - June 18, 2010 in Çaylı) was an Azerbaijani Warrant Officer and National Hero of Azerbaijan. Early years Mubariz Ibrahimov, was born i ...

* Maharram Seyidov *

Albert Agarunov Albert Agarunovich Agarunov ( az, Albert Aqarunoviç Aqarunov) (25 April 1969 – 8 May 1992) is a Jewish National Hero of Azerbaijan and Starshina of the Azerbaijani Army who died during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. He was among Azerbaijani ...

Kerim Kerimov Lieutenant General Kerim Abbasali oghlu Kerimov ( az, Kərim Abbasəli oğlu Kərimov, russian: Керим Аббас-Алиевич Керимов; November 14, 1917March 29, 2003) was a Soviet and Russian engineer of Azerbaijani ethnicity and ...

Riad Ahmadov Riad Fikrat ogly Ahmadov ( az, Riad Fikrət oğlu Əhmədov, December 20, 1956 – January 25, 1992) was awarded the decoration Hero of Azerbaijan for his part in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Riad Ahmadov was a KGB-trained military officer who ...

* Amiraslan Aliyev * Ali Mammadov *

Emin Aliyev Emin may refer to: As a name *Emin (given name) *Emin (surname) Places * Emin County, county in Xinjiang, China * Emin Minaret, the tallest minaret in China * Emin Valley, on the borders of China and Kazakhstan * Emin or Emil River, in Emin Val ...

Mirasgar Seyidov Mirasgar Mirabdulla oglu Seyidov ( az, Mirəsgər Mirabdulla oğlu Seyidov) (6 February 1970 – 14 June 1992) - National Hero of Azerbaijan was born on February 6, 1970, in the Qaraxanbəyli village of the Nakhchivan city of Nakhchivan Autonom ...

Ibrahim Mammadov Ibrahim Ismayil oglu Mammadov ( az, İbrahim İsmayıl oğlu Məmmədov; 20 December 1958 – 16 February 1994) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani military leader. He was awarded the title, National Hero of Azerbaijan (1994) posthumously. Life Ibrahi ...

Mikayil Jabrayilov Mikayil Jabrailov ( az, Mikayıl Cəbrayılov Əhmədiyyə oğlu) (April 27, 1952, Shaki, Azerbaijan – December 15, 1990, Khojaly, Azerbaijan) was the National Hero of Azerbaijan, and the warrior of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Biography ...

Nadir Aliyev Nadir Alısh oglu Aliyev ( az, Nadir Alış oğlu Əliyev; 30 July 1962, Aliağalı, Agdam, Azerbaijan SSR – 22 July 1993, Qiyaslı, Agdam, Azerbaijan) was the National Hero of Azerbaijan and warrior during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. E ...

Salatyn Asgarova Salatyn Aziz qizi Asgarova (also spelled Salatyn Askerova; az, Salatın Əziz qızı Əsgərova; 16 December 1961 – 9 January 1991) is a National Hero of Azerbaijan. She was one of the Azerbaijani journalists killed in the First Nagorno-Karabak ...

Sayavush Hasanov Sayavush Hasan oglu Hasanov ( az, Səyavuş Həsən oğlu Həsənov) (20 January 1964 – 25 June 1992) was an Azerbaijanian soldier and construction worker who received the National Hero of Azerbaijan award. He was born on 20 January 1964 in ...

Allahverdi Bagirov Allahverdi Teymur oglu Baghirov ( az, Allahverdi Teymur oğlu Bağırov; April 22, 1946 – June 14, 1992) was an Azerbaijani officer, former leader of Azerbaijani Popular Front Party, head coach of Qarabağ FK and National Hero of Azerbaijan. Ear ...

* Faig Jafarov *

Eldar Mammadov Eldar Harun ogly Mammadov ( az, Eldar Harun oğlu Məmmədov; January 10, 1968 in Baku – February 24, 1993 in Qasapet) was an Azerbaijani military figure. He was awarded the decoration Hero of Azerbaijan for his part in the First Nagorno-Karaba ...

* Bahruz Mansurov * Chingiz Mustafayev *

Ali Mustafayev Aly Mustafayev Mustafa oglu ( az, Alı Mustafayev Mustafa oğlu) (April 14, 1952 – November 20, 1991) was an Azerbaijani journalist and reporter during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Early years Mustafayev was born on April 14, 1952, in Qazakh ...

Asif Maharramov Asif Maharammov ( az, Asif Yusif oğlu Məhərrəmov, russian: Асиф Юсиф оглы Магеррамов June 26, 1952, Aghdam, Azerbaijan - July 1, 1994, Yalta, Ukraine), commonly known as Fred Asif, was an Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani Li ...

Alif Hajiyev Alif Haciyev Latif oglu ( az, Əlif Hacıyev Lətif oğlu) (June 24, 1953 – February 26, 1992) was an Azerbaijani officer, Commandant of Khojaly Airport and National Hero of Azerbaijan. Early years Alif Hajiyev was born on June 24, 1953, in ...

Shahin Taghiyev Shahin or Shaheen , is a persian and kurdish male given name which is the generic term for ''hawk'' or ''falcon'', although in specific, the peregrine falcon. The name Shahin is a composite of two nouns, "''shah''" - king and "''īn''" - which is ...

Yusif Mirzayev Yusif Mirzayev ( az, Yusif Vəli oğlu Mirzəyev) (23 May 1958 – 19 February 1993) was an Azerbaijani soldier and participant of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. He was posthumously awarded the title of the National Hero of Azerbaijan. Life Mi ...

* Zakir Majidov * Ruslan Polovinko *

Javanshir Rahimov Javanshir Izzat oglu Rahimov ( az, Cavanşir İzzət oğlu Rəhimov ; June 5, 1973 – August 6, 1992) was an Azerbaijani soldier and the National Hero of Azerbaijan. Early years Rahimov was born in Qaşqaçay, Qakh. When he was one year old ...

Murad Mirzayev Murad Mirzayev ( az, Murad Mirzəyev, 31 March 1976 – 3 April 2016) was an Azerbaijani officer, lieutenant colonel of Special Forces of Azerbaijan, National Hero of Azerbaijan. Biography Murad Mirzayev was born on 31 March 1976 in Muğan G� ...

Shukur Hamidov Shukur Nariman oğlu Hamidov ( az, Şükür Həmidov) (1 April 1975 – 22 October 2020) was an Azerbaijani officer, national hero and colonel of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan. He was son to Nariman and Shargiya Hamidov. He was an enlisted memb ...

Samid Imanov Samid Imanov ( az, Samid Gülağa oğlu İmanov, 1981 – 1/2 April 2016) was an Azerbaijani officer, major of Special Forces of Azerbaijan, National Hero of Azerbaijan. Biography Samid Imanov was born in 1981 in Sovetabad (nowadays Hasanabad ...

Mazahir Rustamov Mazahir Rustamov (''Rustamov Mazahir Izzet oglu''; 1960, Baku – 1992, Gadabay District), was a National Hero of Azerbaijan. Early life Vital Rustamov Mazahir Izzet oglu was born on March 2, 1960, in , in an intelligent family. In 1977 he gradua ...

* Chingiz Gurbanov * Anvar Arazov * Anatoly Davidovich *

Isgender Aznaurov Isgender Aznaurov ( az, İsgəndər Söhrab oğlu Aznaurov) (16 August 1956, Bukhara Region, Uzbek SSR, USSR – 18 April 1993, Gadabay District, Azerbaijan) is a National Hero of Azerbaijan, and the warrior of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. ...

Aytakin Mammadov Aytakin Israel oglu Mammadov ( az, Aytəkin Məmmədov) (29 May 1967, Gadabay, Azerbaijan SSR – December 1991, Goygol, Azerbaijan Republic) — was the military serviceman of Azerbaijan Armed Forces, warrior during the First Nagorno-Karabak ...

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, ...

References

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