Commander of the Air Force (Azerbaijan)
Commander of the Air Force | |
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Hərbi Hava Qüvvələri Komandanı | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
Formation | 1993 |
First holder | Rail Rzayev |
Deputy | Deputy commander of the Air Force |
The Commander of the Azerbaijani Air Force (
Azerbaijani Air Force, and is under the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of Defence. The current Commander of the Air Force is Lieutenant General Ramiz Tahirov
.
List of commanders
No. | Portrait | Chief of the Azerbaijani Air Force | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Rail Rzayev (1945–2009) | Lieutenant general1993 | 11 February 2009 † | 15–16 years | . | |
2 | Altay Mehdiyev | Major general12 May 2009 | 18 November 2013 | 4 years, 190 days | [1] | |
3 | Ramiz Tahirov | Lieutenant general14 May 2014 | Incumbent | 9 years, 349 days | [2] |
References
- ^ "General-mayor Altay Mehdiyev HHQ və HHM qoşunlarının komandanı təyin olunub" [General Major Altay Mehdiyev was appointed the Commander of Azerbaijani Air and Air Defense Force]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan".