Ramiz Tahirov

Ramiz Firudin oglu Tahirov (Azerbaijani: Ramiz Firudin oğlu Tahirov; born 1966) is an Azerbaijani military officer, serving as the lieutenant general in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He is the Commander of the Azerbaijani Air Forces and Air Defence and the Deputy Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan since May 2014. Tahirov had taken part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Ramiz Tahirov
Native name	Ramiz Firudin oğlu Tahirov
Born	(1966-04-16) April 16, 1966 Vladikavkaz, North Ossetian ASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union Azerbaijan
Service / branch	Azerbaijani Air Force
Years of service	1988—1992 1992—
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles / wars	Four-Day War Tovuz clashes Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Awards	For military services medal Zafar Order

Early life

Ramiz Firudin oglu Tahirov was born on 16 April 1966, in Ordzhonikidze, the capital of the North Ossetian ASSR, which was then part of the RSFSR, Soviet Union. He graduated from the Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakchivanski in 1983. Later, Tahirov continued his education at the Kiev Higher Anti-Aircraft Missile Engineering School and was graduated in 1988. From 1988 to 1992, he served in the Soviet Armed Forces at the Vasilevsky Military Academy of Army Air Defence Forces and in the military representation of the USSR. In 1992–2002, he served in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2002–2013, he worked as Deputy Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for defence issues.

Personal life

Ramiz Tahirov is married and has two children.

Awards

• Tahirov was awarded the Zafar Order in 2020, by the order of the President Aliyev.