Rufat Amirov

Colonel Rufat Amirov (Azerbaijani: Rüfət Əmirov) is a retired military officer who had served as the acting Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces and Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic. He was appointed to both positions in 1992 after General Major Shahin Musayev was removed.^[1] He was then replaced by Lieutenant General Valeh Barshadly as Chief of General Staff but continued as Deputy Defense Minister through 1996.^[2]

Rufat Amirov Rüfət Əmirov
Acting Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
In office May 1992 – May 1992
President	Heydar Aliyev
Preceded by	Shahin Musayev
Succeeded by	Valeh Barshadly
Personal details
Born	Azerbaijan
Military service
Branch/service	Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	First Nagorno-Karabakh War

Amirov is currently a reserve officer and Director of Military History Museum of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic.^[3][4]

See also

• Azerbaijani Army
• Ministers of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic
• Safar Abiyev