Rashad Mirabov
Rashad Mirabov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 May 1975 |
| Died | 1995 (aged 19–20) Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Allegiance | Azerbaijan |
Branch | Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
Conflicts | First Nagorno-Karabakh War |
| Awards | National Hero of Azerbaijan |
Rashad Akif oghlu Mirabov (Azerbaijani: Rəşad Akif oğlu Mirabov; 3 May 1975 – 17 March 1995) was an Azerbaijani National Hero, a participant in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, and a serviceman who was killed during the March 1995 events in Azerbaijan.[1]
Early life
Rashad Mirabov was born on 3 May 1975 in Mingachevir, Azerbaijan SSR. In 1982, he entered Secondary School No. 7 in Mingachevir. After completing the ninth grade, he continued his education at an evening school while working as an assistant tailor at the Mingachevir State Drama Theatre.[1]
Military service
Mirabov was conscripted into the Azerbaijani army by the Mingachevir Military Commissariat on 12 May 1993. He received military training and subsequently served in a special-purpose military unit as a reconnaissance and mine-clearance specialist.[1]
In January 1994, his military unit was deployed to the Tartar region and subsequently to the Fuzuli area, where he participated in several military operations during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Following the ceasefire, he returned to his previous military unit in Baku.[1]
Death
During the March 1995 events, an attempted coup took place in Azerbaijan. Mirabov was killed on 17 March 1995 while taking part in an operation to neutralize the insurgents.[1][2]
He was buried in the Martyrs' Lane in Mingachevir. He was unmarried.[1]
National Hero of Azerbaijan
By Decree No. 307 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, dated 4 April 1995, Rashad Akif oghlu Mirabov was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan.[1][2]
In 1997, Secondary School No. 7 in Mingachevir, where Mirabov had studied, was named after him. A bust dedicated to him was erected in front of the school and at the Martyrs' Museum in Mingachevir.[1]
References
Sources
- Asgarov, Vugar (2010). Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları (in Azerbaijani) (2nd revised ed.). Baku: Dərələyəz-M. p. 208.