Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
In office June 17, 1993[1] – November 2, 1993 Acting
President
Abulfaz Elchibey
Preceded by
Nuraddin Sadigov
Succeeded by
Najmaddin Sadigov
Personal details
Born
(1950-01-27) January 27, 1950 (age 74) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Military service
Branch/service
Soviet Army Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Years of service
1968—1991 1995—2013
Rank
Colonel General
Colonel General Safar Akhundbala oghlu Abiyev (Azerbaijani: Səfər Axundbala oğlu Əbiyev; born January 27, 1950) was the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan from 1995 to 2013. He was considered one of the longest serving defense ministers in the Commonwealth of Independent States.[2]
^"D. Q. Rzayev və S. A. Əbiyev haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI" [Order of President of Azerbaijan on D.Q. Rzayev and S.A. Abiyev]. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^"Azerbaijan's Unsinkable General". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
Colonel General Safar Akhundbala oghlu Abiyev (Azerbaijani: Səfər Axundbala oğlu Əbiyev; born January 27, 1950) was the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan...
Marat Abiyev (born 1989), Kazakh businessman SafarAbiyev (born 1950), Azerbaijani general and politician This page lists people with the surname Abiyev. If...
at the Fountains Square on January 12 with demands of resignation of SafarAbiyev, the Azerbaijani Defense Minister. They held slogans such as "Stop killing...
Incumbent Assumed office 22 October 2013 President Ilham Aliyev Preceded by SafarAbiyev Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs In office 17 January 2003 – 22 October...
Forces on 5 April 2000 and decree of Azerbaijani Minister of Defense SafarAbiyev on 20 February. The TEC was opened on 26 March 2001 on the basis of advanced...
discuss] Azerbaijani Army Ministers of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic SafarAbiyev "Вооруженным силам Азербайджана исполняется 89 лет" [Armed Forces of...
State Partnership Program. On 19 May 2006, Azerbaijani Defense Minister SafarAbiyev and the then commander of United States Air Forces in Europe General...
(18 May 2017). "Əsgərləri qoyub qaçan SəfərƏbiyev Laçını belə satdı - Sabiq nazirdən AĞIR İTTİHAMLAR" [SafarAbiyev sold Lachin after leaving soldiers -...
"freed from the term of his punishment." Azerbaijani Defense Minister SafarAbiyev promoted Safarov to the rank of major and the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan...
diplomatic cables leaked in December 2010, Azerbaijani defence minister SafarAbiyev claimed that in January 2009 during his visit to Moscow, his Russian...
(2018) Azerbaijani Army Ministers of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic SafarAbiyev "N. H. Sadıqov haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI"...
Government of Turkey Commanders and leaders Rovshan Javadov † Heydar Aliyev SafarAbiyev Supported by: Süleyman Demirel Casualties and losses 8 putschist police...
Jafargulu agha Javanshir (1787–1867), major-general of the Russian Army SafarAbiyev (born 1950), army general Sona Nuriyeva (1915–1986), aviator Albert Agarunov...
replacing him with Colonel General SafarAbiyev. Azerbaijani Army Ministers of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic SafarAbiyev "Вооруженным силам Азербайджана...
Azerbaijan. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z SafarAbiyev — Colonel General of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces of the Republic of...
Rzayev və S. A. Əbiyev haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI" [Order of President of Azerbaijan on D.Q. Rzayev and S.A. Abiyev]. Archived...
Republic. Azerbaijani Army Ministers of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic SafarAbiyev Rustam (2007-06-26). "Silahlı Qüvvələrin yaradılmasından 89 il ötür"...
RFE/RL. 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2010-07-15. "SəfərƏbiyev 30 general və zabiti işdən çıxardı" [SafarAbiyev laid off 30 generals and officers]. Fakt Kheber...
2007, more false accusations were made by Azerbaijani Defence Minister SafarAbiyev, saying that there were hidden delivered equipment in Armenian bases...
the Constitutional Court Vilayat Guliyev - Minister of Foreign Affairs SafarAbiyev - Minister of Defense Namig Abbasov - Minister of National Security Ramil...
(2001–2004) Sabit Orujov — Minister of Gas Industry of the USSR (1972–1981) SafarAbiyev — Defense Minister of Azerbaijan (since 2005) Suleiman Vazirov — Minister...
through various issues." In like measure, Azerbaijani Defense Minister, SafarAbiyev, "No threat will be made against Iran from Azerbaijan's territory and...
in the position until June 17, 1993, when Deputy Minister of Defense SafarAbiyev assumed the responsibilities of the minister and was appointed the Chief...
1993 – August 25, 1993 President Heydar Aliyev (acting) Preceded by SafarAbiyev (acting) Succeeded by Mammadrafi Mammadov Personal details Born November...