Hikmat Mirzayev
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Hikmat Izzat oghlu Mirzayev (Azerbaijani: Hikmət İzzət oğlu Mirzəyev; born 29 February 1968) 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.
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Hikmat Mirzayev | |
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Deputy Minister of Defense | |
Assumed office 11 January 2024 | |
Minister | Zakir Hasanov |
Personal details | |
Born | (1968-02-29) 29 February 1968 (age 56) Bilasuvar, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union |
Awards | |
Nickname | The Conqueror of Shusha (Şuşa Fatehi) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | Azerbaijani Land Forces |
Battles/wars | 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
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