Rafig Asgarov
Azerbaijani military commander
Rafig Asgarov Rafiq Əsgərov | |
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Commander of the Azerbaijani Navy | |
In office 1991–1993 | |
President | Abulfaz Elchibey |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | Fuad Yusifov |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 (1949) (age 75) Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Azerbaijani Navy |
Rank | Counter Admiral |
Counter Admiral Rafig Asgarov (Azerbaijani: Rafiq Əsgərov) (born 1949) is an Azerbaijani military leader, and was the Commander of the Azerbaijani Naval Forces since the restoration of the independence of Azerbaijan in 1991.[1]
He was appointed Commander of Azerbaijani Naval Forces in 1991, and he is one of the few Azerbaijani admirals who served in high-ranking positions.[2] He was replaced by Captain Fuad Yusifov.[3]
See also
- Azerbaijani Army
- Ministers of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic
- General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
References
- ^ "Marş, irəli!..." [Forward]. Lent.az. 2008-06-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ Shamistan Nazirli. "ARXİVLƏRİN SİRRİ AÇILIR" [Secrets of the archives are being disclosed] (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ Konstantin Chuprin (2010-03-09). "Якорь с красным полумесяцем. Скромное сегодня азербайджанского военного флота" [Anchor with a red crescent. Modest sign of Azerbaijani Navy]. Flot. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
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- Habib Bey Salimov
- Maciej Sulkiewicz
- Abdulhamid Bey Gaytabashi
- Shahin Musayev
- Rufat Amirov*
- Valeh Barshadly
- Nuraddin Sadigov
- Safar Abiyev*
- Najmeddin Sadikov
- Karim Valiyev
- Rafig Asgarov
- Fuad Yusifov
- Shahin Sultanov
- Yunus Mammadov
- Shahin Mammadov
- Hijran Rustamzade
- Zaur Gumbetov
- Subhan Bekirov
* denotes acting chiefs
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