Hikmat Mirzayev

Hikmat Izzat oghlu Mirzayev (Azerbaijani: Hikmət İzzət oğlu Mirzəyev; born 29 February 1968) is an Azerbaijani military officer who serves as Deputy Minister of Defense and commander of the Azerbaijani Land Forces since 2024. He is a lieutenant general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and the former commander of the Special Forces from 2014 to 2024, and participated in the 2016 Nagorno–Karabakh clashes and the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, during which he led Azerbaijani forces in the 2020 battle of Shusha. He received the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War.

Hikmat Mirzayev
Deputy Minister of Defense
Assumed office
11 January 2024
MinisterZakir Hasanov
Personal details
Born (1968-02-29) 29 February 1968
Bilasuvar, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
Awards
NicknameThe Conqueror of Shusha (Şuşa Fatehi)
Military service
AllegianceAzerbaijani Armed Forces
RankLieutenant general
CommandsAzerbaijani Land Forces
Battles/wars2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
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