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This list shows the recipients of the title National Hero of Azerbaijan.
| This article may require copy editing for non-idiomatic English.(January 2025) |
This list shows the recipients of the title National Hero of Azerbaijan.
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Alif Hajiyev | Сhief of the Khojaly airport police department |
| Ilham Muzaffar Aliyev | Ganja Internal Affairs Criminal Investigation Department division operating commissioner, lieutenant |
| Mehdi Abbasov | Special Purpose Police Tribunallieutenant |
| Maharram Seyidov | Sharur District, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Internal Affairs Chief Inspector of the Guard Department, Captain |
| Mikayil Jabrailov | Field inspector of Internal Affairs in Shaki |
| Nofal Guliyev | Special Purpose Police Tribunal, militia |
| Seferali Gurban Mammadov | Aghdam District Internal Affairs Department commander, militia lieutenant |
| Valeh Muslumov | Special Purpose Police Tribunal, militia sergeant |
| Vugar Huseynov | Special Purpose Police Tribunal militia, chief sergeant |
| Yuri Kovalev | Special Purpose Police Tribunal militia |
| Yusif Aliyev | Baku City Police Department Command Academy |
| Albert Aqarunov | tank commander |
| Aqil Sahib Guliyev | Lieutenant |
| Canpolad Yagub Rzayev | Lieutenant, tank commander |
| Jalil Safarov | Captain |
| Elgiz Karimov | soldier |
| Farhad Humbatov | soldier |
| Fakhraddin Musayev | Chief Lieutenant |
| Fikret Ali Hajiyev | soldier |
| Firudin Shamoyev | soldier |
| Mehman Sayadov | soldier |
| Marifat Nasibov | soldier |
| Naig Yusifov | soldier |
| Parviz Samedov | soldier |
| Ramiz Ganbarov | soldier |
| Riad Ahmadov | Chief Colonel |
| Rizvan Teymurov | Employee of the Ministry of Interior Affairs |
| Safiyar Behbudov | lieutenant |
| Sarkhan Ojaqverdiyev | soldier |
| Shahlar Isa Huseynov | soldier |
| Tofig Mirsiyab Huseynov | Chief Lieutenant |
| Yevgeni Nikolay Karlov | Captain |
| Yunis Aliyev | soldier |
| Etibar Firuddin oğlu Hacıyev | soldier |
| Kazımaqa Movsum Kerimov | Azerbaijan Republic Armed Forces, Chief Lieutenant |
| Mashallah Abdullayev | Azerbaijan Republic Armed Forces, Chief Lieutenant |
| Mohammed Alasgar Hasanov | Azerbaijan Republic Armed Forces, Chief Lieutenant |
| Sahin Talib Tagiyev | Azerbaijan Republic Armed Forces, Captain |
| Shikar Shikarov | Azerbaijan Republic Armed Forces, Chief Colonel |
| Anatoly Nikolayevich Davidovich | Azerbaijan Republic Armed Forces, Major |
| Sayavush Hasan Hasanov | Azerbaijan Republic Armed Forces, soldier |
| Seymour Gahraman Mammadov | Azerbaijan Republic Armed Forces, soldier |
| Aabbas Gara Iskenderov | Azerbaijan Republic Armed Forces, soldier |
| Hikmet Baba | Interior Ministry fire protection employee |
| Javanshir Izzet Rahimov | Air Force soldier |
| Ruslan Aleksandr Polovinko | Air Force lieutenant |
| Sergey Alexander Senyushkin | Air Force Major |
| Yaver Yagub Aliyev | Air Force Captain |
| Zakir Nusrat Majidov | Air Force Chief Lieutenant |
| Ali Hussein Mammadov | Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of Baku, police sergeant |
| Ilgar Sadi Ismailov | Binəqədi raion Police Office Investigation of Crimes Operation officer, police captain |
| Tahir Tofig Hasanov | Special police officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs officer, police sergeant |
| Enver Talış Arazov | Officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, group commander, captain |
| Fakhraddin Vilayeddin Najafov | Officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, group commander, Chief Lieutenant |
| Igor Vladimir Makeyev | Employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, |
| Matlam Kamran Guliyev | Officer of Ministry of Internal Affairs, subdivision commander, lieutenant |
| Ruslan Hamid Muradov | Employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, ordinary |
| Sakhavat Alamdar Maharramov | Employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, ordinary |
| Salatyn Asgarova | "Youth of Azerbaijan" newspaper correspondent |
| Ali Mustafayev | AR State Teleradio Company's "Screen of the Day" chief editor |
| Chingiz Fuad Mustafayev | AR State Teleradio Company "215-KL" studio TV journalist |
| Aliyar Aliyev | |
| Arastun Isfendi Mahmudov | |
| Asad Soltan Asadov | |
| Hikmet Ogtay Muradov | |
| Safa Fatulla Akhundov | |
| Viktor Vasilyevich Seryogin | |
| Fakhraddin Shahbazov | |
| Asif Maharammov | |
| Aslan Atakishiyev | |
| Beyler Tapdıg Aghayev | |
| Bakhsheyis Pashayev | |
| Alekper Hasan Aliyev | |
| Ikhtiyar Kasimov | |
| Rovshan Nariman Aliyev | |
| Yunis Najafov | |
| Mirasgar Mir Abdulla Seyidov |
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Aqil Samed Mammadov | soldier |
| Assad Jalal Ahmedov | Ministry of Defense foreman |
| Kamil Nasibov | Senior Lieutenant |
| Mazahir Izzet Rustamov | lieutenant |
| Mukhtar Jahid Gasimov | Ministry of Defense medical service captain |
| Niyazi Sharafkhan oglu Aslanov | soldier |
| Qasım Kara Rzayev | soldier |
| Şövqiyar Cəmil Abdullayev | sergeant-major |
| Tahir Əminağa Bağırov | chief sergeant |
| Zakir Yusifov | major |
| Allahverdi Baghirov | soldier |
| Vazir Orujov | deputy group commander |
| Yusuf Vali Mirzoyev | deputy brigade commander |
| Kerem Arshad Mirzoyev | Qubadli District Police Department field official, chief lieutenant |
| Ogtay Gulay Gulaliyev | Lachin District Police Department post-patrol service battalion commander, lieutenant |
| Vasili Ahmed Aliyev | Qubadli District Police Department Foreman |
| Etibar Biskagha Aliyev | Lankaran household service manager |
| Pasha Gurban Tahmazov | Lankaran service department employee |
| Sultanga Nahmat Bayramov | Roentgen technician of military hospital of Ministry of Defense in Lankaran |
| Gültəkin Əsgərova | Clinical Urology Hospital physician, anesthesiologist-reanimatologist |
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Etibar Beyler Ismailov | |
| İbrahim İsmayıl Məmmədov | |
| Rövşən Telman Əkbərov | |
| Yelmar Şahmar Edilov | |
| Shirin Vali Mirzayev |
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Yalcin Canhasan Nasirov | Ministry of Defence |
| Arif Maasif Gedimaliev | |
| Elshan Huseynov |
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Chingiz Babayev | |
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Elton Khaleddin Iskenderov [1] | AR Border Guard Service |
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Mubariz Ibrahimov [2] | Armed Forces Warrant Officer |
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Murad Telman Mirzoyev [3] | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Samid Gülağa Imanov | Major |
| Shukur Nariman Hamidov | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Name |
|---|
| Chingiz Salman oglu Gurbanov |
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Natig Gasimov [4] | soldier |
| Igor Kshnyakin [5] | Azerbaijan Airlines pilot |
| Aleksandr Kalyaninov [5] | Azerbaijan Airlines pilot |
| Hokuma Aliyeva [5] | Azerbaijan Airlines flight attendant |
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