Karim Valiyev
Karim Tofig oglu Valiyev (Azerbaijani: Kərim Tofiq oğlu Vəliyev; born 1961) is an Azerbaijani military officer, serving as the lieutenant general in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He is the Deputy Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan, and the head of the Main Department for Personnel of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. Valiyev had taken part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
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| Native name | Kərim Tofiq oğlu Vəliyev |
| Birth name | Karim Tofig oglu Valiyev |
| Born | February 9, 1961 Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
| Service/ |  Azerbaijani Land Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
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Early life
Karim Tofig oglu Valiyev was born on 9 February 1961, in Baku, the capital of the Azerbaijani SSR, which was then part of the Soviet Union. In 1982, he graduated with honours from the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School. Valiyev served in the Soviet Armed Forces as a cadet platoon commander, assistant head of the training department, and the senior assistant to the head of the training department from 1982 to 1990. From 1990 to 1994, he studied at the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow.[1]
Military service
Since 1992, Karim Valiyev has been serving in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. During the years of service, he held the positions of the deputy head of the training department, the deputy brigade commander, the brigade commander, the deputy front commander, the deputy minister of defence for combat operations, the commander of a military formation, the head of the Military Scientific Center, and the head of the Defence Planning Military Strategy.[1]
Karim Valiyev took part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Then, on 10 December, Valiyev led the victory parade in Baku held in the occasion of Azerbaijan's victory in the war.[2][3]
Personal life
Karim Valiyev is married and has two children.[1]
Awards
- Valiyev was awarded the Azerbaijani Flag Order in 1994, by the order of the then President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev.[4]
- Valiyev was awarded the For the Motherland Medal in 2005, by the order of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.[5]
- Valiyev was awarded the For Military Merit Medal in 2012, by the order of the President Aliyev.[6]
- Valiyev was awarded the Zafar Order in 2020, by the order of the President Aliyev.[7]
References
- "DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENCE – CHIEF OF MAIN DEPARTMENT FOR PERSONNEL". Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "Victory parade dedicated to Victory in Patriotic War held in Baku". Bernama. 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Ismayilova, Vafa (10 December 2020). "Azerbaijan held military parade dedicated to victory in Patriotic War [PHOTO]". AzerNews. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Aliyev, Heydar (1 January 1994). "Azərbaycan Respublikasının hərbi qulluqçularının "Azərbaycan Bayrağı" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Fərmanı". e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Aliyev, Ilham (24 June 2005). "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Aliyev, Ilham (25 June 2012). "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Aliyev, Ilham (9 December 2020). "Silahlı Qüvvələrin bir sıra hərbi qulluqçuları təltif olunub". Trend News Agency (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.