Commander of the Navy (Azerbaijan)
Appearance
Commander of the Navy | |
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Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələrinin Komandanı | |
![]() Naval Flag of Azerbaijan | |
since 29 June 2020 | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
Formation | 1991 |
First holder | Rafig Asgarov |
Deputy | Deputy commander of the Navy |
The Commander of the Azerbaijani Navy (Azerbaijani: Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələrinin Komandanı) is the head of the Naval operations and the administrative head in the Azerbaijani Navy, and is under the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of Defence. The current Commander of the Navy is Rear Admiral Subhan Bekirov .
List of commanders
[edit]No. | Portrait | Commander of the Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Rafig Asgarov (born 1949) | Counter admiral1991 | 1993 | 1–2 years | – | |
2 | Fuad Yusifov | Captain 1st class1993 | 1999 | 5–6 years | – | |
3 | Shahin Sultanov (born 1959) | Vice admiral1999 | 11 March 2014 | 14–15 years | [1] | |
– | Yunus Mammadov Acting | Captain 1st Rank11 March 2014 | 31 March 2014 | 20 days | [1][2] | |
– | Shahin Mammadov | Captain 2nd Rank15 May 2014 | 11 April 2016 | 1 year, 332 days | [3][4] | |
– | Hijran Rustamzade (born 1960) Acting | Captain 1st Rank11 April 2016 | 25 January 2017 | 289 days | [5][6] [7] | |
4 | Zaur Gumbetov (born 1959) | Captain 1st Class25 January 2017 | 29 June 2020 | 3 years, 156 days | [6][8] | |
5 | Subhan Bekirov (born 1964) | Rear admiral29 June 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 50 days | [8][9] |
References
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- ^ "Минобороны: новый и.о. командующего ВМС назначен в Азербайджане". ria.ru (in Russian). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Новый и.о. командующего ВМФ Азербайджана". haqqin.az (in Russian). 11 April 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Zaur Humbatov appointed Commander of Azerbaijani Naval Forces - PHOTO". report.az. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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- ^ a b "Назначен новый командующий ВМС Азербайджана". axar.az (in Russian). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Назначен командующий ВМС Азербайджана". armiya.az (in Russian). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.