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This is a list of individuals and events related to Azerbaijan in 2024 . In the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2024 was ordered the "Year of Solidarity for the Green World" by the Presidential order. [1]
Photo | Post | Name |
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![]() | President of Azerbaijan | Ilham Aliyev |
| Vice President of Azerbaijan | Mehriban Aliyeva |
![]() | Prime Minister of Azerbaijan | Ali Asadov |
![]() | Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan | Sahiba Gafarova |
Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev is an Azerbaijani politician who has been the fourth and current president of Azerbaijan since 2003.
Mirshahin Agayev Dilaver oglu also known as simply Mir Shahin is a journalist and reporter during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He's now the Vice President for Production of ANS Group of Companies and Executive Producer of ANS Independent Broadcasting Media Company. He also used to be the General Director of ANS ChM Radio Broadcasting Company. Agayev is co-founder of several firms under ANS Group of Companies which include ANS Independent Broadcasting Media Company, ANS Chm Radio Broadcasting Company, ANS Commerce, ANS-PRESS Publishing Company.
The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Raguf Orujov was a lieutenant colonel of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces who fought in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, and later the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes where he was killed. He was posthumously awarded the "For heroism" Medal.
The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding occupied territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerbaijan, Armenia and the self-declared Armenian breakaway state of Artsakh. The war lasted for 44 days and resulted in Azerbaijani victory, with the defeat igniting anti-government protests in Armenia. Post-war skirmishes continued in the region, including substantial clashes in 2022.
Hikmat Izzat oghlu Mirzayev is an Azerbaijani military officer who serves as Deputy Minister of Defense and commander of the Azerbaijani Land Forces since 2024. He is a colonel general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and the former commander of the Special Forces from 2014 to 2024, and participated in the 2016 Nagorno–Karabakh clashes and the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, during which he led Azerbaijani forces in the 2020 battle of Shusha. He received the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War.
Babak Matlab oglu Samidli was an Azerbaijani military officer, and a colonel serving in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He was deputy commander of the 1st Army Corps.
The Victory Day is a public holiday in Azerbaijan that is celebrated on 8 November, in commemoration of Azerbaijani victory in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. Established by the decree of the President of Azerbaijan from 2 December 2020, the holiday is celebrated on the day of the recapture of Shusha. It is a non-working holiday.
2020 Baku Victory Parade was held on 10 December, in Azadliq Square, Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. It was held in honor of the Azerbaijani victory during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war, officially described as the Patriotic War in Azerbaijan. The parade was held with 3,000 military servicemen who distinguished themselves during the war marched alongside military equipment, unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft, as well as Armenian war trophies, and Turkish soldiers and officers, while navy vessels performed maneuvers in the nearby Bay of Baku, and jets and helicopters flew above the city. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a key ally of Azerbaijan in the war, also attended the military parade as part of a state visit to Baku.
Tehran Javid oghlu Mansimov is an Azerbaijani military officer, serving as a colonel being a senior leader in the Special Forces. He participated in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the 2016 Nagorno–Karabakh clashes and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, during which he was one of the commanders of Azerbaijani forces in the 2020 Battle of Shusha.
Kanan Alihuseyn oghlu Seyidov is an Azerbaijani military officer. He is a major general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and deputy commander of the Special Forces. As an officer of the Azerbaijani special forces, he participated in the 2016 Nagorno–Karabakh clashes and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and was one of the Azerbaijani commanders during the 2020 battle of Shusha. He had received the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War.
Heydar Kamal oglu Piriyev is an Azerbaijani military officer and lieutenant general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He is a veteran of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. He is the current Chief of the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Karim Tofig oghlu Valiyev 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 Forces and the First Deputy Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan. He had served as the head of the Main Department for Personnel of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan on 23 July 2021. Valiyev had taken part in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
The 1st Army Corps, also referred to as the Barda Army Corps, is a regional military formation of the Azerbaijani Land Forces. It is considered to be the most dangerous, strategic post of the Armed Forces. Most of its units are located on the Armenian border with Nagorno-Karabakh. It is currently led by Major General Hikmat Hasanov. It is currently deployed from Barda, which is south of Yevlakh near Ganja.
Zaur Hikmat oghlu Guliyev is an Azerbaijani military officer, captain 1st rank of the marines of the Azerbaijani Navy, which is part of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He had participated in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and had received the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War.
Ramiz Subhan oglu Jafarov was an Azerbaijani military officer, lieutenant colonel serving in the special forces Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He had taken part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabagh War, in which he was killed. He had received the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War for his service during the war.
Gunduz Aghammad oglu Safarli, is an Azerbaijani military officer, a major serving in the special forces of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He took part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and was one of the commanders of the Azerbaijani special forces during the Battle of Shusha, for which he had received the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War.
This is a list of individuals and events related to Azerbaijan in 2023.
Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 7 February 2024. Incumbent president Ilham Aliyev, who has held office since 2003, won a fifth consecutive term with over 92% of the vote, defeating his closest runner-up Zahid Oruj, who obtained just 2% of the vote.
Karabakh University is a higher education institution under the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is located in the city of Khankendi in the Karabakh Economic Region of Azerbaijan.