Haydar Piriyev

Heydar Kamal oglu Piriyev (Azerbaijani: Heydər Kamal oğlu Piriyev) is an Azerbaijani military officer ans lieutenant general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He is a veteran of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[1] He is the current Chief of the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces

Heydər Piriyev
Native name
Heydər Kamal oğlu Piriyev
Birth nameHaydar Kamal oglu Piriyev
Born1 September 1959 (aged 61)
Vorontsovka District, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
AllegianceAzerbaijani Armed Forces
RankLieutenant general
Commands heldWar College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Battles/warsFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War
Awards

Early life and education

Heydar Piriyev was born on 1 September 1959 in the Paghaghbyur village of the Vorontsovka District of the then Armenian SSR. In 1974-1976, he studied at the 1st Physics and Mathematics School in Baku. He was born on September 17, 1959. In 1976-1980 he studied at the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School. In 1998 he graduated from War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

Military service

In 1980-1991 he served in various positions in the Soviet Army. Since 1991, he has served in the Azerbaijan Armed Forces. From 1992-1994, he participated in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. On 17 May 2003 by the decree of the Azerbaijani President Haydar Aliyev, Piriyev was awarded the rank of Major General.[2] From 2002-2009, Piriyev servad as Chief of Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy. From 2009-2013, he served as Chief of Staff of the Army Corps in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. In 2014, Haydar Piriyev was awarded the rank of Lieutenant general by the decree of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and he was appointed Chief of the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.[3]

Awards

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