Allahverdi Bagirov

Seven daughters were born before his birth in his family, and his parents gave a name to him "Allahverdi" (means "God gave"). Allahverdi Baghirov was born in Aghdam and finished Aghdam school city number one. After graduating from school, he started working at Qarabagh FK as a head coach.

He went in for sports especially athletics and volleyball from his early age. He had an important role in victory of Aghdam in various sports interregional competitions during school years and later. In 1970, he was captain of Aghdam - Jabrayil match for the "Golden Spike" Cup in Fuzuli.[3]

In 1976, he was appointed the head coach of the club and Azerbaijan took the fourth place with his help in the same year, on the World Unity Championship. In 1991 he took part in match between professional footballers of Qarabagh FK and "Neftchi". The match ended with a score of 1:1, The goal scored in the game belonged to Allahverdi.[4][5]

In 1988, he voluntarily enlisted in the Azerbaijani Army in the war against Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh region. In 1990, Baghirov created his own battalion and rescued many Azerbaijani citizens from Khojaly, while exchanging dead bodies of Azerbaijani soldiers with Armenian soldiers.[6][7]

Baghirov had helped with financial assistance provided by the people of Agdam and by his private money to the small self-defense groups created in the villages of Garabagh. He fought in all battles of the Aghdam region. During the war, he was elected chairman of the Popular Front of Agdam. The flag of Independent Azerbaijan for the first time was raised by Allahverdi Baghirov in Aghdam.

In 1988, when the guard post was created between Askeran and Aghdam without awarding of the government, his brother-Eldar Baghirov was first volunteer who went there then posts was created in all villages bordering with Armenians.

Military units of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan in Aghdam were created under the command of Allahverdi and his brother on October 1, 1991. Eldar Baghirov was commanding officer of the Aghdam Area Self-Defense military unit. The military unit of 760 people was called "Sons of the Motherland". İn the same year, his brother, Eldar, he was mysteriously killed in front of his home when was returning from a meeting of the Supreme Soviet in Baku.

In January 1992, all the forces and techniques of the Armenians in Naxchivanli village was destroyed by Azerbaijani military units under the command of Allahverdi Baghirov, then progressed to the Askeran fortress with 150 warriors, created the opposite position with the village of Ketuk. It took just two hours for Allahverdi Baghirov's soldiers to complete the operation and replace Armenian flags with Azerbaijani flags. Allahverdi Baghirov was awarded the title of "General Mohammed Asadov" for this operation.

Baghirov and his driver both died when their car ran over an anti-tank mine during their return to Aghdam, a strategically important town as well as a major historical and cultural center. He was posthumously awarded the title of the National Hero of Azerbaijan. It was planned to bury his corpse in the Alley of Martyrs in Baku. But for some reasons, he was buried in the Aghdam cemetery near his brother, Eldar Baghirov's grave on June 13, 1992.

Baghirov Allahverdi Teymur oglu was awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan" after his death by the decree of the Azerbaijani President dated February 24, 1993. Later, by the decree of Heydar Aliyev, Allahverdi Baghirov was awarded with “the Golden Star” medal.

He was married and had two daughters.

• FK Qarabağ
• First Nagorno-Karabakh War