Colonel General Safar Akhundbala oghlu Abiyev was the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan from 1995 to 2013. He was considered one of the longest serving defense ministers in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Najmeddin Huseyn oghlu Sadikov is an Azerbaijani Colonel General who served as the Chief of the General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces and the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan. He was appointed to both positions on 2 November 1993 by President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev. On 28 January 2021 it was announced that he is no longer serving as the chief of staff, and Karim Valiyev took his position on 23 July of that year.
Mais Barkhudarov is an Azerbaijani officer, lieutenant general of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, who was a participant of 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes and 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. He is the current commander of the 2nd Army Corps of Azerbaijan.
Yunis Aliyev was the military serviceman of Azerbaijan Armed Forces, Chief Colonel and warrior during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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 lieutenant 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.
Yashar Amirkhan oghlu Hasanov, is an Azerbaijani military officer, and colonel of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He took part in the April 2016 clashes, and the Lachin offensive within the framework of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Aghamir Azizkhan oglu Sultanov, is an Azerbaijani military officer, major general serving in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He serves as the commander of the Missile and Artillery forces of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence. Sultanov is a participant of the 2016 Nagorno–Karabakh clashes, and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Namig Sarafruz oglu Islamzadeh, is an Azerbaijani military officer, lieutinant general serving in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He serves as Commander of the Azerbaijan Air Force. Islamzadeh is a participant of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
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.
Ilham Ismayil oghlu Mehdiyev is an Azerbaijani military officer, lieutenant general, and the deputy head of the Azerbaijani State Border Service (SBS). He was previously also the head of the Azerbaijani Coast Guard branch of the State Border Service (SBS). Mehdiyev commanded the Azerbaijani SBS during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war and received the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War.
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 Vagif oglu Gasimov was an Azerbaijani military officer, lieutenant colonel who served in the Air Forces of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He had participated in the Four-Day War, the July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, and Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. He was killed during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and posthumously received the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War.
Subhan Rahim oglu Jabrayilov was an Azerbaijani military officer, non-commissioned officer serving in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He had taken part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, in which he was killed. He had received the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War for his service during the war.
Faig Gachay oglu Gasımov was an Azerbaijani lieutenant colonel serving in the Land Forces of Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He had taken part in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, in which he was killed. He had received the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War for his service during the war.
Babak Mursal oglu Alakbarov was an Azerbaijani military officer, colonel serving in the Azerbaijan State Border Service. He had taken part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. He had received the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War for his service during the war.
Mahammad Karim oghlu Hasanov is the Major General of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces; Head of the Heydar Aliyev Military Lyceum of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Deputy Commander of the Nakhchivan Separate Combined Arms Army; Participant of the Gyunnut operation and the Patriotic War.
Azerbaijani Land Forces