Rail Rzayev
 |
Rail Rzayev | |
|---|---|
| Commander of Azerbaijani Air and Air Defense Forces | |
| In office 1993 – February 11, 2009 | |
| President | Heydar Aliyev Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Altay Mehdiyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1945 Lieutenant General |
Azerbaijani Air Force
from shortly after Azerbaijan's independence in the early 1990s, to his death in 2009.
Early life
Rzayev was born on March 10, 1945, in
Baku Air Defense District
. In Baku, he worked as the Senior Technician and then served as the Deputy Commander of a Division.
In 1975, he entered the Zhukov Air and Space Defence Academy. Upon graduation he was appointed a Division Commander and from 1980 through 1992, he held several high-ranking positions at various military units of the Soviet Air Force.[2]
Azerbaijani Air Force
In 1992, Rzayev started his career in
Commander of Azerbaijani Air and Air Defense Forces, a position which he held until his death in 2009.[2] He was shot and killed outside his Baku home on February 11, 2009.[3]
Ranks and awards
In 1994, Rzayev was promoted to
Lieutenant General. He's credited for his outstanding work in establishing and modernizing the Azerbaijani Air Force. He was awarded with Azerbaijani Flag Order and Veten Ughrunda Medal (In the Name of Motherland) for service to his country.[2][4]
References
- ^ http://news.vestnik24.com/world/world_711071.html
- ^ a b c "Biographies. Rail Rzayev". Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Azerbaijan air force head killed". BBC News. February 11, 2009.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of President of Azerbaijan Republic on Awarding Servicemen of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
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