General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Republic
Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri Baş Qərargahı
Agency overview
Formed	October 9, 1991
Jurisdiction	Azerbaijani Land Forces; Azerbaijani Air Force; Azerbaijani Navy
Headquarters	Baku, Azerbaijan Republic
Agency executive	Najmaddin Sadigov, ; Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces;; Deputy Minister of Defense;

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri Baş Qərargahı) is the military staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It is the central organ of the Armed Forces Administration and oversees operational management of the armed forces under the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic.

The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Azerbaijan, who is the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The current Chief of the General Staff is Colonel General Najmaddin Sadigov.^[1]

List of Chiefs of Staff

Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918−1920)

No.	Chief of the General Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1	Salimov, Habib BeyGeneral Major Habib Bey Salimov (1881–1920)	1 August 1918	26 March 1919	237 days	.
2	Shulkevich, Mammad BeyGeneral Major Mammad Bey Shulkevich (1865–1920)	26 March 1919	10 December 1919	259 days	.
3	Gaytabashi, Abdulhamid BeyGeneral Major Abdulhamid Bey Gaytabashi (1848–1920)	10 December 1919	28 April 1920	140 days	^[2]^[3]

For period from 1920 to 1992, see Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Union.

Azerbaijan Republic (1991−present)

No.	Portrait	Chief of the General Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Musayev, ShahinGeneral Major Shahin Musayev	22 January 1992	May 1992	3 months	^[4]^[5]
-		Amirov, RufatColonel Rufat Amirov Acting	May 1992	May 1992	0 months	.
2		Barshadly, ValehLieutenant General Valeh Barshadly (1927–1999)	May 1992	4 September 1992	4 months	^[6]^[6]^[7]^[8]
3	Nuraddin Sadigov	Sadigov, NuraddinLieutenant General Nuraddin Sadigov (1935–2009)	4 September 1992	17 June 1993	286 days	^[9]
-		Amirov, RufatColonel General Safar Abiyev (born 1950) Acting	17 June 1993	2 November 1993	138 days	^[10]
4		Sadigov, NuraddinColonel General Najmaddin Sadigov (born 1956)	2 November 1993	Incumbent	30 years, 315 days	^[1]

List of National Advisors on Military Issues to the President of Azerbaijan

Brigadier General Yashar Demirbulaq, Turkish Air Force
Major General Nuraddin Sadigov
Colonel General Tofig Aghahuseynov
Lieutenant General Vahid Aliyev

List of Chiefs of Azerbaijani Navy

Counter Admiral Rafig Asgarov (1991-1993)
Captain, 1st rank Fuad Yusifov, - (1993-1999)
Vice Admiral Shahin Sultanov -(1999-January 25, 2017)
Captain, 1st rank Zaur Gumbetov (January 25, 2017-Present)

List of Chiefs of Azerbaijani Air Force

Lieutenant General Rail Rzayev, 1993 - February 11, 2009
General Major Altay Mehdiyev, May 12, 2009 - present^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b "N. H. Sadıqov haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of President of Azerbaijan on appointment of N.H. Sadigov]. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^ "Marş, irəli!..." [Forward]. Lent.az. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^ Rustam (2007-06-26). "Silahlı Qüvvələrin yaradılmasından 89 il ötür" [89 years pass since creation of armed forces]. Adalet. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^ "Ş. X. Musayev haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of President of Azerbaijan on Sh. Kh. Musayev]. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^ "ORDUMUZUN 90 İLLİYİ: AZƏRBAYCANIN MÜDAFİƏ NAZİRLƏRİ, BAŞ QƏRARGAH RƏİSLƏRİ VƏ HƏRBİ DƏNİZ QÜVVƏLƏRİNİN KOMANDANLARI" [90 years anniversary of oura rmy: Ministers of Defense, Chiefs of Staff and Naval Commanders of Azerbaijan]. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
^ ^a ^b "The Center of Effective Initiatives". Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^ "Decree of the President of Azerbaijan Republic on V.E. Barshadly". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ""Doktrina" Jurnalistlərin Hərbi Araşdırmalar Mərkəzi" ["Doctrine" Military Research Center for Journalists]. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
^ "N. S. Sadıqov haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI" [Order of President of Azerbaijan on appointment of N.S. Sadigov]. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^ "D. Q. Rzayev və S. A. Əbiyev haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI" [Order of President of Azerbaijan on D.Q. Rzayev and S.A. Abiyev]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "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]. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

[Qanun-2-1] "N. H. Sadıqov haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of President of Azerbaijan on appointment of N.H. Sadigov]. Retrieved 2011-01-05.

[2] "Marş, irəli!..." [Forward]. Lent.az. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2011-01-05.

[3] Rustam (2007-06-26). "Silahlı Qüvvələrin yaradılmasından 89 il ötür" [89 years pass since creation of armed forces]. Adalet. Retrieved 2011-01-05.

[4] "Ş. X. Musayev haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of President of Azerbaijan on Sh. Kh. Musayev]. Retrieved 2011-01-05.

[5] "ORDUMUZUN 90 İLLİYİ: AZƏRBAYCANIN MÜDAFİƏ NAZİRLƏRİ, BAŞ QƏRARGAH RƏİSLƏRİ VƏ HƏRBİ DƏNİZ QÜVVƏLƏRİNİN KOMANDANLARI" [90 years anniversary of oura rmy: Ministers of Defense, Chiefs of Staff and Naval Commanders of Azerbaijan]. Retrieved 2010-07-15.

[center-6] "The Center of Effective Initiatives". Retrieved 2011-01-05.

[7] "Decree of the President of Azerbaijan Republic on V.E. Barshadly". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] ""Doktrina" Jurnalistlərin Hərbi Araşdırmalar Mərkəzi" ["Doctrine" Military Research Center for Journalists]. Retrieved 2010-07-12.

[Qanun-9] "N. S. Sadıqov haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI" [Order of President of Azerbaijan on appointment of N.S. Sadigov]. Retrieved 2011-01-05.

[10] "D. Q. Rzayev və S. A. Əbiyev haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI" [Order of President of Azerbaijan on D.Q. Rzayev and S.A. Abiyev]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Milaz-11] "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]. Retrieved 2010-12-07.

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Wars and conflicts	World War I Battle of Baku (1918) Russian Civil War Armenian–Azerbaijani war (1918–1920) Sovietisation (1920) Invasion of Armenia (1920) World War II First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1991–1994) Four-Day War (2016) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War (2020)
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