Aytakin Mammadov
Aytakin Mammadov | |
|---|---|
| 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 | First Nagorno-Karabakh War |
| Awards | National Hero of Azerbaijan 1992  |
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 First Nagorno-Karabakh War and National Hero of Azerbaijan.[1]
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.
First 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, and Mazahir Rustamov.[3]
See also[]
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.
- Azerbaijani military personnel of the Nagorno-Karabakh War
- National Heroes of Azerbaijan
- 1967 births
- 1991 deaths