Safar Abiyev

Colonel General Safar Akhundbala oglu Abiyev (Azerbaijani: Səfər Axundbala oğlu Əbiyev; born January 27, 1950) 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.[2]

Safar Abiyev
Səfər Əbiyev
Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan
In office
February 6, 1995 – October 28, 2013
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Preceded byMammadrafi Mammadov
Succeeded byZakir Hasanov
In office
June 17, 1993 – 20 August 1993
Acting
Preceded byDadash Rzayev
Succeeded byVahid Musayev (Acting)
Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
In office
June 17, 1993[1] – November 2, 1993
PresidentAbulfaz Elchibey
Preceded byNuraddin Sadigov
Succeeded byNajmaddin Sadigov
Personal details
Born (1950-01-27) January 27, 1950
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Military service
Branch/service Azerbaijani Armed Forces
RankColonel General

Biography

General Safar Abiyev was born in Baku. He is an ethnic Lezgin. He graduated in 1971 from Baku's Higher Military College, and in 1982 from the Command Faculty of the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow, and has spent his entire professional life in the armed forces. Abiyev was appointed Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces and acting Minister of Defense when Minister Dadash Rzayev was relieved of his duties on June 17, 1993.[1] He worked as acting Minister until August 1993 when Deputy Minister Vahid Musayev was assigned to lead the ministry but was soon sacked by Heydar Aliyev on August 25, 1993.[3] Abiyev continued to serve as the Chief of General Staff until November 2, 1993 when the post was taken by Najmaddin Sadigov. Abiyev was reinstated as Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan on February 6, 1995, effectively replacing Mammadrafi Mammadov.

Awards

Abiyev was awarded with the Shohrat Order on January 26, 2010.

See also

References
  1. "D. Q. Rzayev və S. A. Əbiyev haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI" [Order of President of Azerbaijan on D.Q. Rzayev and S.A. Abiyev]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  2. Azerbaijan's Unsinkable General
  3. "V. A. Musayev haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of the President of Azerbaijan on V.A. Musayev]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-10.


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