Najmaddin Sadigov

Najmaddin Sadigov is an Azerbaijani Colonel General who serves as the incumbent Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

Najmaddin Sadigov Nəcməddin Sadıqov Нәҹмәддин Садыгов
Sadigov with Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford.
Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 November 1993[1]
President	Heydar Aliyev Ilham Aliyev
Preceded by	Nuraddin Sadigov[2]
Personal details
Born	(1956-05-24) May 24, 1956 Derbent, Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Branch/service	Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Years of service	1979-present
Rank	Colonel General
Battles/wars	Nagorno-Karabakh War

Early life

Najmaddin Huseyn oglu Sadigov (Azerbaijani: Nəcməddin Hüseyn oğlu Sadıqov, Нәҹмәддин Һүсејн оғлу Садыгов; born May 24, 1956) also known as Najmaddin Sadikhov, is the Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces and Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic. He was appointed to both positions on November 2, 1993 by President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev.[1][3]

Career

He served as a platoon commander, a company commander, a battalion commander and regiment deputy commander in the Soviet Army from 1979 to 1992.[4]

Sadigov is a member of the Commission on National Security Policies which prepares and develops documents on national security concepts, foreign policy strategies and military doctrines of Azerbaijan Republic.[5] According to the Presidential Decree No. 858 from June 24, 2005 he was promoted to the rank of General Colonel.[6]

Awards

Sadigov has received numerous awards, among them Veten Ughrunda Medal (For Motherland) in 2003,[7] Vətənə Xidmətə Görə Order of 3rd degree (For Service to the Motherland) in 2007,[8] Herbi Xidmlete Gore Medal (For Military Service) in 2009.[9]

See also

• Azerbaijani Army
• Ministers of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic
• Safar Abiyev

References

1. "N. H. Sadıqov haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of President of Azerbaijan on appointment of N.H. Sadigov]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
2. Azer Isgandarov (2009-12-22). "Скончался бывший начальник генштаба ВС Азербайджана" [Former Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijan died]. ANS. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
3. "Azerbaijan air force head killed". BBC. 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
4. https://mod.gov.az/en/first-deputy-minister-of-defence-chief-of-general-staff-of-the-armed-forces-005/
5. "Azərbaycan Respublikasının milli təhlükəsizlik siyasəti sahəsində İşçi Qrupunun yaradılması haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of President of Azerbaijan on establishment of Working Group for National Security Issues]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
6. "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularına ali hərbi rütbələrin verilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of President of Azerbaijan on conferring servicemen of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
7. "Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyinin hərbi qulluqcularının təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI" [Order of President of Azerbaijan on awarding servicemen of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
8. "Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyinin hərbi qulluqcularının təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of President of Azerbaijan on awarding servicemen of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
9. "Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyinin hərbi qulluqcularının təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of President of Azerbaijan on awarding servicemen of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-04.