Fatulla Huseynov

Fatulla Ali oglu Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Fətulla Əli oğlu Hüseynov; December 21, 1937 – June 14, 2004) was the colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan from shortly after Azerbaijan's independence in the early 1990s and one of the influential public figures in Azerbaijan until his death.[1][2]

Fatulla Huseynov
In office
1988–1995
Preceded byoffice established
Personal details
Born(1937-12-21)December 21, 1937
Tovuz, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR
DiedJune 14, 2004(2004-06-14) (aged 66)
Baku, Azerbaijan
Military service
Branch/serviceMinistry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan
Years of service7
RankColonel

Career

Huseynov was the chief of the traffic police under the Interior Ministry in the late 1970s.[3] Later he left his post and returned only in the late 1980s and was appointed police chief of Nasimi district of Baku. He then worked as chief of the Baku police for nearly two years.

In the early 1990s, he headed the public security directorate under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.[3] He also participated in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War within Interior Ministry subunits, where he received the nickname the “Black Colonel” for his unit's military feats.[4][5]

Lately, Huseynov was a member of the board of the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan and was its vice-president.[1] He was one of the leaders of Azerbaijan's opposition Justice Party.[6]

Death

He was shot and killed outside his Baku home on June 14, 2004.[7] The perpetrator was unknown, though believed to be figures within the government of Azerbaijan until 2013.[1][8] In 2005, Haji Mammadov was arrested during operation Black Belt and convicted of murdering Huseynov.[9]

See also

References
  1. Mirkadirov, Rauf. Конец Черного полковника. www.ng.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. Убит Фатулла Гусейнов. ru.uefa.com (in Russian). UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  3. "Qeyrət simvolumuz – Fətülla Hüseynov". tezadlar.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  4. "Opposition leader killed in Azerbaijan". www.hurriyetdailynews.com. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  5. "Opposition leader killed". www.terrorism.com. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  6. "Party Leader Shot in Azerbaijan". asbarez.com. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  7. Beylerqizi, Shahnaz. "Onlar hamısı evinin kandarında öldürülüblər..." www.azadliq.org (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  8. За что убили "черного полковника" бакинского футбола?. www.pravda.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  9. "HACI MƏMMƏDOV: " FƏTULLAH HÜSEYNOVUN QƏTLİNİN BÜTÜN AĞIRLIĞI MƏNİM ÜZƏRİMDƏDİR"". azerphoto.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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