| Azerbaijani National Guard Azərbaycan Milli Qvardiyası | |
|---|---|
 Flag of National Guard | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 25 December 1991 |
| Employees | 2,500[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Azerbaijan |
| Specialist jurisdiction |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh Street, Binəqədi raion, Baku |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Special State Protection Service of Azerbaijan |
| Azadlıq Marşı (Freedom's March) | |
The Azerbaijani National Guard (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Milli Qvardiyası) is an armed force of the Government of Azerbaijan, and operates as a semi-independent entity as well as the a reserve component of the Azerbaijan Army.[2][3] The Special State Protection Service (SSPS) of Azerbaijan is a military unit subordinate to the President of Azerbaijan. The missions of the Azerbaijani National Guard are to protect government facilities such as the National Parliament, and the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan as well as foreign heads of state and government in Azerbaijan.
- ^ Балансируя между войной и миром Archived 2020-10-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ "Heydar Aliyev's Heritage International Online Library: Speech by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, the High Chief in a ceremony marking the 5th anniversary of the founding of the National Guard - National Guard headquarters in Azerbaijan, 25 December 1996". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
- ^ "CIA World factbook Azerbaijan". 15 December 2021.