Aytakin Mammadov
Aytakin Israel oglu Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Aytəkin Məmmədov) (29 May 1967, Gadabay, Azerbaijan SSR – December 1991, Goygol, Azerbaijan Republic) — was the military serviceman of Azerbaijan Armed Forces, warrior during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and National Hero of Azerbaijan.[1]
Aytakin Mammadov | |
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| Born | 29 May 1967 Gadabay District, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| Died | 18 December 1991 (aged 24) Goygol District, Azerbaijan Republic |
| Years of service | 1992–1993 |
| Battles/wars | Nagorno-Karabakh War |
| Awards | National Hero of Azerbaijan 1992  |
Early life and education
Mammadov was born on 29 May 1967 in Gadabay, Azerbaijan SSR. In 1984, he completed his secondary education. He had served in the Soviet Army during 1985–1987.
Nagorno-Karabakh war
Mammadov had entered Ministry of Internal Affairs (Azerbaijan) Special Forces in 1991 and was sent to Goygol against Armenian troops.[2]
On December, 1991, he was killed in one of the battles around Goygol District.
Honors
Aytakin Israel oglu Mammadov was posthumously awarded the title of the "National Hero of Azerbaijan" by Presidential Decree No. 264 dated 8 October 1992.
He was buried at the Gokeli village cemetery
A school in Gokeli village of the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan was named after him. In 2013, he also shot a documentary feature film "Heroes of the Unconquerable of Castle", which tells the life and war of three other National Heroes of Gadabay - Isgender Aznaurov, Ilham Aliyev and Mazahir Rustamov.[3]
References
- Qəhrəmanlar unudulmur!- Aytəkin Məmmədov
- Əlamətdar və tarixi günlər təqvimi
- Milli Qəhrəmanlara həsr olunmuş film çəkilmişdir. AzərTAc, 25.09.2013. (in Azerbaijani)
Sources
- Vugar Asgarov. Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 269.