Zakir Hasanov

Zakir Hasanov
Zakir Həsənov
Hasanov in 2017
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
22 October 2013
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Preceded bySafar Abiyev
Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
17 January 2003 – 22 October 2013
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Personal details
Born (1959-06-06) 6 June 1959 (age 65)
Astara District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Alma materJamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum
Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School
ProfessionPolitician, Minister Of Defense
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Azerbaijan
Branch/service Soviet Army
 Azerbaijani Land Forces
Years of service1980–present
Rank Colonel General
Battles/warsFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
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Zakir Asger oghlu Hasanov (Azerbaijani: Zakir Əsgər oğlu Həsənov; born 6 June 1959)[1] is an Azerbaijani politician and colonel general who has been the Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan since 2013.

  1. ^ "Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan". Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2014.