The Zafar Order, or the Victory Order ( az, «Zəfər» ordeni), is an order of

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. The order was created on the occasion of Azerbaijan being the victor in the

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History

On 11 November 2020, the

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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 ...

, at a meeting with wounded Azerbaijani servicemen who took part in the

, said that new orders and medals would be established in Azerbaijan, and that he gave appropriate instructions on awarding civilians and servicemen who showed "heroism on the battlefield and in the rear and distinguished themselves in this war." He also proposed the names of these orders and medals. On 20 November 2020, at a plenary session of the Azerbaijani National Assembly, a draft bill on amendments to the bill "On the establishment of orders and medals of the Republic of Azerbaijan" was submitted for discussion. The Zafar Order was established on the same day in the first reading in accordance with the bill "On the establishment of orders and medals of the Republic of Azerbaijan" on the occasion of Azerbaijan being the victor in the

Awarding

On 9 December, the

signed a decree to award 33 officers, two of them posthumously with the Zafar Order. The awardees included

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, the

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Vilayat Eyvazov , image = , caption = , order = , title = Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan , term_start = 20 June 2019 , term_end = , predecessor = Ramil Usubov ...

, the

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, chief of the State Border Service,

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, chief of the State Security Service,

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, chief of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Ayaz Hasanov, deputy chief of staff of the

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, and Babak Samidli, the deputy commander of the 2nd Corps.

Status

The Zafar Order will be awarded for "high professionalism in the management of combat operations that culminated in the liberation of strategic or important territories, settlements, districts or cities, as well as the restoration of the state border". According to the bill "On the establishment of orders and medals of the Republic of Azerbaijan", the medal's senior award is the

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, while its junior award is the

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References

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