Zakir Hasanov | |
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Zakir Həsənov | |
Minister of Defence | |
Assumed office 22 October 2013 | |
President | Ilham Aliyev |
Preceded by | Safar Abiyev |
Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 17 January 2003 – 22 October 2013 | |
President | Ilham Aliyev |
Personal details | |
Born | Astara District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | 6 June 1959
Alma mater | Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School |
Profession | Politician, Minister Of Defense |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Azerbaijan |
Branch/service | Soviet Army Azerbaijani Land Forces |
Years of service | 1980–present |
Rank | Colonel General |
Battles/wars | First Nagorno-Karabakh War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
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.