Samid Imanov ( az, Samid Gülağa oğlu İmanov, 1981 – 1/2 April 2016) was an Azerbaijani officer, major of

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

Samid Imanov was born in 1981 in Sovetabad (nowadays Hasanabad) settlement of

Neftchala District Neftchala District ( az, Neftçala rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-east of the country and belongs to the Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Jalilabad, Bilasuvar, ...

of Azerbaijan SSR. In 1998 he graduated his district's school and entered the High Military School in Baku. Imanov graduated that school in 2003. Since August 2004 Samid Imanov served in

. In 2007 Imanov took part in military exercises in Turkey. Also Samid Imanov participated in military courses in Pakistan, Romania and Switzerland.Şəhid İmanov Samid kim olub?
// azadliq.info, 15 April 2016. For a period he was the head of security of Azerbaijani Defense Minister

Zakir Hasanov Zakir Asker oghlu Hasanov (; born 6 June 1959) is an Azerbaijani politician and colonel general who has been the Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan since 2013. Early life and education He was born on 6 June 1959 in the Astara District. He gradu ...

. But soon due to his own wish he returned to Special Forces. In August 2014 Samid Imanov with his troops took part in Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes. In 2016 he was a participant of the Azerbaijani general staff courses as a real candidate to generals. Imanov participated in the

2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade The 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a parade that took place in Red Square in Moscow on 9 May 2015 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. The annual parade marks the Allied victory in the Second ...

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commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory over

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, participating as part of a detached special forces contingent. After the parade, he was awarded a medal by the

Ministry of Defence of Russia The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, Минобороны России, informally abbreviated as МО, МО РФ or Minoboron) is the govern ...

Death

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 region in the South Caucasus, within the mountainous range of Karabakh, lying between Lower Karabakh and Syunik, and covering the southeastern range of the Lesser Caucasus mountains. The region is m ...

and surrounding territories to the south. On 5 April, a mutual ceasefire agreement was reached. Major Samid Imanov died on the night from 3 to 4 April near Talysh village, which is a de jure part of Azerbaijan and de facto part of

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former N ...

. He was wounded, but ordered his soldiers to help and take a very seriously wounded ensign away. When his soldiers returned for him they didn't find him. Imanov, not to get captured, reportedly left the field, but died of blood loss. On 9 April Samid Imanov was buried at Martyrs' Lane in Hasanabad of Neftchala District. The Azerbaijani national flag covering the coffin was presented to his brother. Samid Imanov had two children. He hadn't reportedly seen his second newborn baby.Martyred Azerbaijani soldiers laid to rest
// apa.az. On 19 April 2016 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed orders on awarding honorary titles, orders and medals to a group of Azerbaijani military servicemen who "have distinguished exceptional bravery and heroism".Azerbaijan awards military servicemen for distinguished bravery in prevention of Armenian provocations
// apa.az. Samid Imanov was awarded the medal of

.Prezident şəhid mayora Milli Qəhrəman adı verib
// azvision.az.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Imanov, Samid National Heroes of Azerbaijan 1981 births 2016 deaths 21st-century Azerbaijani Land Forces personnel Military personnel killed in action 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes People from Neftchala District