Rufat Amirov

Rufat Amirov Rüfət Əmirov
acting Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
In office May 1992 – May 1992
President	Heydar Aliyev
Preceded by	Shahin Musayev
Succeeded by	Valeh Barshadly
Personal details
Born	Azerbaijan
Religion	Islam
Military service
Service/branch	Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Nagorno-Karabakh War

Colonel Rufat Amirov (Azerbaijani: Rüfət Əmirov) is a retired military officer who had served as the acting Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces and Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic. He was appointed to both positions in 1992 after General Major Shahin Musayev was removed.^[1] He was then replaced by Lieutenant General Valeh Barshadly as Chief of General Staff but continued as Deputy Defense Minister through 1996.^[2]

Amirov is currently an reserve officer and Director of Military History Museum of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic.^[3][4]

See also

• Azerbaijani Army
• Ministers of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic
• Safar Abiyev

References

1. Rustam (2007-06-26). "Silahlı Qüvvələrin yaradılmasından 89 il ötür" [89 years passed from creation of Armed Forces]. Adalet. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
2. "AZERBAIJANI-AUSTRIAN RELATIONS. Political Relations". Retrieved 2011-01-06.
3. Zhale Mammadli (2010-10-27). "Qaraqoyunlu dövlətinin yubileyi qeyd edildi" [Anniversary of Qara Qoyunlu state celebrated]. Qaynar Info. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
4. Renara Alizade. "9 мая – День Великой Победы" [May 9 - Day of Victory]. Kaspiy. Retrieved 2011-01-06.