Alakbar Aliyev

Alakbar Aliyev was a National Hero of Azerbaijan, and a soldier of the First [Nagorno-Karabakh War].

Early life and education

Alakbar Aliyev was born on 22 December 1955 in Ishigli village of the Gubadly district of Azerbaijan. He graduated from the Sumgait Polytechnic Institute. Aliyev worked as chairman of the Chemical Union of the Gubadly district, and then as Deputy Chairman of Sovkhoz in his native village.

First Nagorno-Karabakh War

Alakbar Aliyev voluntarily fought in the conflict when Armenian soldiers attacked the Nagorno-Karabakh region in southwestern Azerbaijan.
On 7 August 1992, he was killed in action in the village of Suarasy in the Lachin District.

Personal life

Aliyev was married; he was the father of four children.

Honors and memorial

On 7 December 1992, by Presidential Decree No. 350, Aliyev was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan. He was buried in Martyrs' Lane in Baku. Secondary school No. 204 in Khatai District of Baku is named after him.