The Commander of the Azerbaijani Air Force (Azerbaijani: Hərbi Hava Qüvvələri Komandanı) is the head of the aviation and the administrative head in the Azerbaijani Air Force, and is under the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of Defence. The current Commander of the Air Force is Lieutenant General Ramiz Tahirov.
| Commander of the Air Force | |
|---|---|
| Hərbi Hava Qüvvələri Komandanı | |
 Air Force Flag of Azerbaijan | |
since 14 May 2014 | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Member of | General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
| Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
| Formation | 1993 |
| First holder | Rail Rzayev |
| Deputy | Deputy commander of the Air Force |
List of commanders
edit| No. | Portrait | Chief of the Azerbaijani Air Force | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant general Rail Rzayev (1945–2009) | 1993 | 11 February 2009 † | 15–16 years | . | |
| 2 | Major general Altay Mehdiyev | 12 May 2009 | 18 November 2013 | 4 years, 190 days | [1] | |
| 3 | Lieutenant general Ramiz Tahirov | 14 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 191 days | [2] |
References
edit- ^ "General-mayor Altay Mehdiyev HHQ və HHM qoşunlarının komandanı təyin olunub" [General Major Altay Mehdiyev was appointed the Commander of Azerbaijani Air and Air Defense Force]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan".