Zulfi Hajiyev Saleh oglu ( az, Zülfü Hacıyev Saleh oğlu; 1935 – 1991) was Member of

Azerbaijani Parliament The National Assembly ( az, Milli Məclis), also transliterated as Milli Mejlis, is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms ...

and Deputy

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until his death on 20 November 1991.

Early years

Hajiyev was born in Böyük Mazra village of Armenia in 1935. Until 1989, he has worked as the Chairman Executive Committee of

Sumgayit Sumgait (; az, Sumqayıt, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city has a population of around 345,300, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Bak ...

, Chairman of Sumgayit Party Committee, Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers of

Nakhchivan ASSR The Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as Nakhichevan ASSR was an autonomous republic within the Azerbaijan SSR, itself a republic within the Soviet Union. It was formed on 16 March 1921 and became a part of the Az ...

. In 1976, he was elected a deputy to the

Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan SSR The Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR (Azerbaijani: Азәрбаjҹан ССР Али Совети, ''Azərbaycan SSR Ali Soveti''; Russian: Верховный Совет Азербайджа́нской ССР tr. ''Verkhovnyy Sovet Azerba ...

, to remain a member of parliament until his death. In 1989, Hajiyev was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. During his term in office, he was also given responsibilities to preside over matters of

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 ...

Death

Hajiyev was killed in a helicopter which was accidentally shot down by Armenian forces on 20 November 1991 near the

Karakend Berdashen ( hy, Բերդաշեն, translation=village of the fortress) or Karakend ( hy, Քարաքենդ; az, Qarakənd, translation=black village) is a village ''de facto'' in the Martuni Province of the breakaway‎ Republic of Artsakh, ''d ...

village of Khojavend district in

, Azerbaijan along with other high-ranking officials from Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan. There were no survivors of the crash. Hajiyev was buried at the '' Honorary Cemetery'' 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 ...

Awards

For his work and contributions, Hajiyev had been awarded with

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

. He was also given a title of Merited Engineer of

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. One of the main streets, a company he had worked for in the past and one of fifteen schools he had built in Sumgayit, and an Azerbaijani oil exploration ship were given his name.

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Armenian Azerbaijanis 1935 births 1991 deaths Political office-holders in Azerbaijan Government ministers of Azerbaijan National Heroes of Azerbaijan Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Azerbaijani people of the Nagorno-Karabakh War Victims of aircraft shootdowns People from Gegharkunik Province {{Azerbaijan-bio-stub

Early years

Death

Awards

See also

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