The Military Academy of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələrinin Hərbi Akademiyası, russian: Военная Академия Вооруженных сил Азербайджанской Республики) translated into English as the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces is an academic institution of the

Azerbaijani Armed Forces The Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) had originally formed ...

. It is seniormost

military academy A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned. ...

of its kind in the military of Azerbaijan, training senior military officers and personnel to develop their military professions and their leadership skills. The War College was established by decree of President

Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Azer ...

on February 20, 1999, in order to provide an effective training courses for post-secondary military education. Students at the War College receive a two-year education which focuses on command positions and tactical or operational levels. Lieutenant General Heydar Piriyev is one of the more recent and notable graduates of the war college and the current rector of the college.

Courses

* Military diplomacy * Military economics * Military politics * Foreign languages **

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** Persian ** Armenian ** Russian

Chiefs

* Major General Najaf Gambarov (-18 November 2013) * Major General

Altay Mehdiyev Major General Altay Ramazan oglu Mehdiyev ( az, Altay Ramazan oğlu Mehdiyev) was the Commander of Azerbaijani Air Forces. Career General Mehdiev originates from the city of Lankaran. Air force commander After the assassination of the Comm ...

(18 November 2013-June 2014) * Lieutenant General Heydar Piriyev (since June 2014)

Alumni

* Lieutenant General

Karim Valiyev Karim Tofig oglu Valiyev ( az, Kərim Tofiq oğlu Vəliyev; born 9 February 1961) is an Azerbaijani military officer, serving as the colonel general in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He is the Chief of the General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Force ...

(class of 2006), Chief of Main Department for Personnel * Colonel Ilgar Mirzayev (class of 1995), an artillery chief serving in the 3rd Army Corps until his death during the July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes.

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{{CIS Military Academies Military academies of Azerbaijan Universities and colleges in Azerbaijan Educational institutions established in 1992 1992 establishments in Azerbaijan War colleges

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