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Azerbaijani military officer (born 1966)
Ramiz Tahirov
Native nameRamiz Firudin oğlu Tahirov
Born (1966-04-16) April 16, 1966 (age 58)
Vladikavkaz, North Ossetian ASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Azerbaijan
Service / branch Azerbaijani Air Force
Years of service1988—1992
1992—
RankLieutenant general
Battles / wars
Awards

Ramiz Firudin oglu Tahirov (Azerbaijani: Ramiz Firudin oğlu Tahirov; born 1966) is an Azerbaijani military officer, serving as the lieutenant general in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He is the Commander of the Azerbaijani Air Forces and Air Defence and the Deputy Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan since May 2014. Tahirov had taken part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Early life

Ramiz Firudin oglu Tahirov was born on 16 April 1966, in Ordzhonikidze, the capital of the North Ossetian ASSR, which was then part of the RSFSR, Soviet Union. He graduated from the Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakchivanski in 1983. Later, Tahirov continued his education at the Kiev Higher Anti-Aircraft Missile Engineering School and was graduated in 1988. From 1988 to 1992, he served in the Soviet Armed Forces at the Vasilevsky Military Academy of Army Air Defence Forces and in the military representation of the USSR. In 1992–2002, he served in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2002–2013, he worked as Deputy Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for defence issues.

Military service

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Personal life

Ramiz Tahirov is married and has two children.

Awards

  • Tahirov was awarded the Zafar Order in 2020, by the order of the President Aliyev.

References

  1. Ministry of Defence Leadership, the Azerbaijan Republic, access date - 30 August 2021
  2. Aliyev, Ilham (9 December 2020). "Silahlı Qüvvələrin bir sıra hərbi qulluqçuları təltif olunub". Trend News Agency (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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