National Defense University (Azerbaijan)

Azerbaijani National Defence University
Milli Müdafiə Universiteti
TypeMilitary university
Established2022
RectorColonel Gunduz Abdulov[1]
Academic staff
Baku
Location
Baku
,
Azerbaijan

National Defense University (Azerbaijani: Milli Müdafiə Universiteti) is a military university established in 2022 and primarily located in Baku, Azerbaijan. The university is based on the Turkish National Defense University as part of an effort to make the Azerbaijani Armed Forces mirror the Turkish Armed Forces.[2][3] In June 2022, the professor, Lieutenant General Heydar Piriyev, who previously headed the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, started working as a rector.

The National Defense University was established in 2022 by the order of the President Ilham Aliyev.[4]

  1. ^ New rector appointed at National Defense University abc.az. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  2. ^ "National Defence University established in Azerbaijan". Apa.az. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  3. ^ Veliyev, Cavid (2022-12-23). "Azerbaijan-Türkiye military cooperation: One nation, one army | Opinion". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  4. ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyi". MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN. Retrieved 2023-01-13.