Anvar Afandiyev
Azerbaijani military officer (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anvar Afandiyev (Azerbaijani: Ənvər Zəkəriyyə oğlu Əfəndiyev) is an Azerbaijani military officer, serving as the lieutenant general in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He is the Commander of the Azerbaijani Land Forces and a Deputy Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan. He had taken part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
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Anvar Afandiyev | |
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Ənvər Əfəndiyev | |
Commander of the Azerbaijani Land Forces | |
In office 23 July 2021 – 12 January 2024 | |
President | Ilham Aliyev |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Hikmat Mirzayev |
Personal details | |
Born | (1965-11-18) 18 November 1965 (age 58) Qakh, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
Branch/service | Azerbaijani Land Forces |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Battles/wars | |
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