Fakhraddin Shahbazov
Fakhraddin Shahbazov | |
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Born | Republic of Azerbaijan | January 22, 1950
Years of service | 1992 |
Battles/wars | First Nagorno-Karabakh War |
Awards | National Hero of Azerbaijan 1992 |
Fəxrəddin Şahbazov (Azerbaijani: Fəxrəddin İbrahim oğlu Şahbazov) (22 January 1950, Baku, Azerbaijan – 20 November 1991, Khojavend, Azerbaijan) was a National Hero of Azerbaijan, and warrior during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1]
Early life and education
Shahbazov was born on 22 January 1950 in
Personal life
Shahbazov was married and had two children.[2]
Nagorno Karabakh War
The forceful expulsion of Azerbaijanis from Upper Karabakh and nowadays Armenia by Armenians since 1988 also worried Fakhraddin Shahbazov. He volunteered for the front-line, prepared reports from battlefields and broadcast them in the country and abroad. Despite repeated encounters with dangerous situations, he continued to go to the front-line as a reporter.[2]
On November 20, government officials and a number of other individuals departed for Khojavend on a Mi-8 helicopter to investigate these events. Near the village of Garakend in Khojavend, Armenians attacked the helicopter with heavy machine-gun fire.[2]
Memorial and legacy
By Decree of the President of Azerbaijan No. 344 dated December 4, 1992, Fakhraddin Shahbazov was posthumously awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan".[3] He was buried in the Martyrs' Lane in Baku. One of the streets in the Rasulzade settlement is named after him.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "ŞAHBAZOV FƏXRƏDDİN İBRAHİM oğlu". Milliqahramanlar.az. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Sahbazov Fəxrəddin İbrahim oğlu". Veten-ugrunda.az. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "National Heroes". Azerbaijans.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
Further reading
- Vugar Asgarov. Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 265.