(1975-01-02)January 2, 1975 Vandam, Gutgashen District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died
July 14, 2020(2020-07-14) (aged 45) near Tovuz District, Azerbaijan
Buried
Second Alley of Honor
Allegiance
Azerbaijan
Service/branch
Azerbaijani Land Forces
Years of service
1992–2020
Rank
Major general
Commands held
1st Army Corps (deputy; 2016)
3rd Army Corps (deputy; 2017–2020)
Battles/wars
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Battle of Aghdam
Operation Murovdagh
Four-Day War
Tovuz clashes
Awards
Gold Star Medal (posthumous)
Alma mater
Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School
Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy
Tuzla Infantry School
Spouse(s)
Ophelia Salmanova
Children
three
Polad Israyil oghlu Hashimov (Azerbaijani: Polad İsrayıl oğlu Həşimov; 2 January 1975 – 14 July 2020) was an Azerbaijani military officer, National Hero of Azerbaijan and a major general who served as the Deputy Commander and the Chief of Staff of the 3rd Army Corps of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
Hashimov was a popular military figure who took part in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Four-Day War. He was awarded numerous honours during his military career, including jubilee and other medals. He commanded the Azerbaijani forces during the border clashes with Armenia in July 2020 and was killed on the morning of 14 July while fighting on the front-line in the Tovuz District of Azerbaijan. His death sparked violent protests throughout the country calling for war with Armenia, a prelude to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, which began in September of the same year. He was awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan posthumously in December 2020.
Hashimov is the first and only general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to be killed during battle. Before him, Ismat Gayibov, the first Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan, and Mahammad Asadov, a major general in the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs, were killed in November 1991 when the Mil Mi-8 helicopter they were in was shot down by Armenian forces.
^""Orduya oğul göndərən analar, ürəkli olun!" - Polad Həşimovun anası - Video" ["Mothers who send their sons to the army, be brave!" - Polad Hashimov's mother - Video]. Aqreqator (in Azerbaijani). 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
Polad Israyil oghlu Hashimov (Azerbaijani: Polad İsrayıl oğlu Həşimov; 2 January 1975 – 14 July 2020) was an Azerbaijani military officer, National Hero...
Hashimov is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Hikmat Hashimov (born 1979), Uzbek footballer PoladHashimov (1975–2020), Azerbaijani general...
early hours of 13 July. On 14 July, after the deaths of Major General PoladHashimov and Colonel Ilgar Mirzayev during the border clashes with Armenia, about...
Tovuz District of Azerbaijan. The death of Azerbaijani major general PoladHashimov sparks the July 2020 Azerbaijani protests. Turkey and Azerbaijan organize...
after martyr General PoladHashimov". Report News Agency. Retrieved 2020-08-06. "Qəbələdə mərkəzi küçələrdən birinə şəhid general Polad Həşimovun adı verilib"...
became increasingly grew following the deaths of military officers PoladHashimov and Ilgar Mirzayev. The demonstrations in Baku, leading to the storming...
include Zakir Hasanov, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, late PoladHashimov and Mais Barkhudarov & Khudayar Yusifzade others. Shukur Hamidov was...
general and politician Ibrahim bey Usubov (1872–1920), military commander PoladHashimov (1975–2020), major general (2019), and National Hero of Azerbaijan Anar...
casualties. Among Azerbaijani military casualties were one major general (PoladHashimov), one colonel (Ilgar Mirzayev) and two majors (Anar Novruzov and Namig...
22 November 2020. "General Polad Həşimov və polkovnik İlqar Mirzəyev II Fəxri Xiyabanda dəfn olunub" [General PoladHashimov and Colonel Ilgar Mirzayev...
awarded high state awards. In 2020, a new part of the alley was created. PoladHashimov and Ilgar Mirzayev, who died during the military clash in Tovuz region...
Azerbaijani Major General, who is the Commander of the 1st Army Corps PoladHashimov — Azerbaijani army officer and major general Kerim Kerimov — Lieutenant...
Armenian Army, in which he allegedly leaked the coordinates of General PoladHashimov during skirmishes that month. Sadikov served as a pallbearer at his...
Established 1939 (1939) Founder Government of Azerbaijan Students 700 Address PoladHashimov Street , Baku , Azerbaijan Language Azerbaijani Website http://www.aahm...
Nagorno-Karabakh war. December 10 - Victory parade was held in Baku. PoladHashimov - military officer (b. 1975) Azerbaijan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics...
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