Matlab Guliyev

Matlab Kamran oglu Guliyev (Azerbaijani: Quliyev Mətləb Kamran oğlu) (9 January 1959, Beylagan District, Azerbaijan SSR - 31 August 1992, Aghdam, Azerbaijan) was the National Hero of Azerbaijan and warrior during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[1]

Matlab Guliyev
Native name
Mətləb Quliyev
Born(1959-01-09)January 9, 1959
Beylagan District, Azerbaijan SSR
DiedAugust 31, 1992(1992-08-31) (aged 33)
Aghdam, Azerbaijan
Allegiance Azerbaijan
Service/branch Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Years of service1991-1992
Battles/warsFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War
AwardsNational Hero of Azerbaijan
1992

Early life and education

Guliyev was born on January 9, 1959, in Beylagan District, Azerbaijan SSR. He completed his secondary education at the Secondary School No. 3 in Beylagan District. He was then admitted to the Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum. He Guliyev was drafted to the Soviet Armed Forces and served in Ukraine. After completing his military service, he entered the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University. Following his graduation in 1985, he started to work as a military trainer in the Secondary School No. 3 in Sumgayit. In 1992, he subsequently worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.

First Nagorno-Karabakh War

When Armenians attacked the territories of Azerbaijan,[2] Guliyev was ordered to the Agdam District. On August 31, 1992, he was killed in fight with Armenian armed troops in Agdam.

Personal life

Guliyev was married and had two children.

Honors

Guliyev was posthumously awarded the title of the "National Hero of Azerbaijan" by Presidential Decree No. 290 dated 6 November 1992.[1]

He was buried at a Martyrs' Lane cemetery in Baku. The Secondary School No. 3 in Sumgayit was named after him.

See also

References
  1. "National Heroes". Azerbaijans.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. "1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

Sources
  • Vugar Asgarov. Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 168–169.
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