Najmeddin Sadikov | |
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| Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces | |
| In office 2 November 1993[1] – 28 January 2021[2] | |
| President | Heydar Aliyev Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | Nuraddin Sadigov[3] Safar Abiyev (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Karim Valiyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1956 Derbent, Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Soviet Army Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1975-2021 |
| Rank |  Colonel General |
| Battles/wars | First Nagorno-Karabakh War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
Najmeddin Huseyn oghlu Sadikov (Azerbaijani: Nəcməddin Hüseyn oğlu Sadıkov; born 24 May 1956) is an Azerbaijani Colonel General who served as the Chief of the General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces and the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan. He was appointed to both positions on 2 November 1993 by President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev.[1][4] On 28 January 2021 it was announced that he is no longer serving as the chief of staff,[2] and Karim Valiyev took his position on 23 July of that year.[5]
- ^ a b "N. H. Sadıqov haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [Decree of President of Azerbaijan on appointment of N.H. Sadigov]. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Müdafiə Nazirliyi: Nəcməddin Sadıkov hazırda hərbi xidmətdə deyil - EKSKLÜZİV". Apa.az. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Azer Isgandarov (22 December 2009). "Скончался бывший начальник генштаба ВС Азербайджана" [Former Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijan died]. ANS. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Azerbaijan air force head killed". BBC. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "General-leytenant Kərim Vəliyev Azərbaycan Ordusunun Baş Qərargah rəisi təyin edilib - SƏRƏNCAM - VİDEO - YENİLƏNİB". Apa.az. Retrieved 31 August 2023.