Namig Islamzadeh

Namig Sarafruz oglu Islamzadeh (Azerbaijani: Namiq Sərəfruz oğlu İslamzadə; born 1974), is an Azerbaijani military officer, lieutinant general serving in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He serves as Commander of the Azerbaijan Air Force. Islamzadeh is a participant of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.^[1]

Hero of the Patriotic War Namig Islamzadeh
Islamzadeh in 2024
Born	(1974-05-07) May 7, 1974 (age 51) Yeni Daşkənd, Barda District, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Branch	Azerbaijani Air Force
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Azerbaijani Air Force
Battles / wars	Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Awards	For military services medal Azerbaijani Flag Order Hero of the Patriotic War

Early years

Namig Sarafruz oglu Islamzadeh was born on 7 May 1974, in Yeni Daşkənd, Barda District.^[2]

Between 1981 and 1988, he studied at secondary school No. 76, and from 1988 to 1991, he went to a Jamshid Nakhichevanski Military Lyceum. In 1992 he entered the Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy.^[2]

Military service

Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft belonging to the Azerbaijani Air Forces, led by Major General Namig Islamzadeh, flying over Baku during the Baku Victory Parade on 10 December 2020.

Islamzadeh is currently serving in the Azerbaijani Air Forces, belonging to the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He has contributed to the modernization of Azerbaijan's air forces throughout his service years.^[3] He is graduated from Turkish Air Force Academy in 1996.

Islamzadeh, by 2005, was a major,^[4] and by 2008, a lieutenant colonel.^[5] By 2016, Islamzadeh, as a colonel, was serving as a garrison commander in the "N" military unit of the Azerbaijani Air Forces in Kurdamir District.^[6][7]

Islamzadeh took part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.^[1] On 10 December 2020, a victory parade was held in Baku on the occasion of Azerbaijan's victory in the war. During the parade, a group of Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft flew over the city, led by Namig Islamzadeh, to show the colors of the Azerbaijani flag.^[8]

Awards

• Islamzadeh was awarded the For military services medal on 24 June 2005 by the decree of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.^[4]
• Islamzadeh was awarded the Azerbaijani Flag Order on 25 June 2008 by the decree of the President Aliyev.^[5]
• Islamzadeh was awarded the For Fatherland Order on 25 June 2020 by the decree of President Aliyev.^[9]
• Islamzadeh was awarded the rank of major general on 7 December 2020, which is the highest military rank in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, by the decree of President Ilham Aliyev.^[10]
• Islamzadeh was awarded the title of the Hero of the Patriotic War on 9 December 2020, which is the highest honorary title in Azerbaijan, by the decree of the President Ilham Aliyev.^[11]