Mammadrafi Mammadov
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Mammadrafi Mammadov | |
|---|---|
Məmmədrəfi Məmmədov | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 2 September 1993 – 6 February 1995 | |
| President | Heydar Aliyev |
| Preceded by | Vahid Musayev (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Safar Abiyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1942 |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Soviet Army Azerbaijani Land Forces |
| Years of service | 1963 – 1995 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War First Nagorno-Karabakh War |
Mammadrafi Ismayil oghlu Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Məmmədrəfi İsmayıl oğlu Məmmədov) was Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan from September 2, 1993, until February 6, 1995.[1][2] Mammadov served as minister during the period of fierce fighting on the Karabakh front.
He was born in the city of Guba. After graduating from high school in 1959, he entered the Guba Agricultural College. In November 1963 he was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army, and served in an artillery regiment in Brest (Belarusian SSR). In 1967, he graduated from the Tambov Artillery and Technical School and in the rank of lieutenant was sent for further service in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. In 1973, Senior Lieutenant Mamedov entered the Military Academy of Logistics and Transport. After graduating from the academy he served with the rank of major in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1979, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was appointed deputy division commander. From 1982 to 1983, he served in Central Asia as deputy corps commander. In 1983, he was sent by the command to Afghanistan and on October 19 of the same year he was appointed advisor to the commander of one of the corps of the Afghan National Army of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. In January 1986, he was sent to a new duty station in Leningrad and in January 1989 he was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff Academy. On 1 November 1989, Mammadov was awarded the rank of Major General.
