Heydar Kamal oglu Piriyev (Azerbaijani: Heydər Kamal oğlu Piriyev) is an Azerbaijani military officer and lieutenant general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He is a veteran of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[1] He is the current Chief of the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Heydər Piriyev | |
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Native name | Heydər Kamal oğlu Piriyev |
Birth name | Haydar Kamal oglu Piriyev |
Born | Vorontsovka District, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union | 1 September 1959
Allegiance | Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
Battles/wars | First Nagorno-Karabakh War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
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Early life and education
editHeydar Piriyev was born on 1 September 1959 in the Paghaghbyur village of the Vorontsovka District of the then Armenian SSR. In 1974-1976, he studied at the 1st Physics and Mathematics School in Baku. He was born on September 17, 1959. In 1976-1980 he studied at the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School. In 1998 he graduated from War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
Military service
editIn 1980-1991 he served in various positions in the Soviet Army. Since 1991, he has served in the Azerbaijan Armed Forces. From 1992-1994, he participated in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. On 17 May 2003 by the decree of the Azerbaijani President Haydar Aliyev, Piriyev was awarded the rank of Major General.[2] From 2002-2009, Piriyev served as Chief of Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy. From 2009-2013, he served as Chief of Staff of the Army Corps in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. In 2014, Haydar Piriyev was awarded the rank of Lieutenant general by the decree of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and he was appointed Chief of the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.[3]
Awards
edit- — Azerbaijani Flag Order[4]
- — For military services medal[5]
- — "10th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1991–2001)" Medal
- — "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal
- — "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal
- — Azerbaijani Army 100th anniversary medal
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularına ali hərbi rütbələrin verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". president.az. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI SİLAHLI QÜVVƏLƏRİNİN HƏRBİ QULLUQÇULARINA ALİ HƏRBİ RÜTBƏLƏRİN VERİLMƏSİ HAQQINDA AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI". azertag.az. 17 May 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "General-leytenant Heydər Piriyev (1959)". ZİM.Az | "ZİYA" İnformasiya Mərkəzi (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". president.az. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". azertag.az. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2020.