Ramiz Ganbarov (Azerbaijani: Ramiz Bulud oğlu Qənbərov) (July 2, 1962, Shusha, Azerbaijan – April 30, 1992, Shusha, Azerbaijan) was a National Hero of Azerbaijan, the Commander of Shusha self-defense battalion and a veteran of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[1]
Ramiz Ganbarov | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 2, 1962 Shusha, Azerbaijan |
| Died | April 30, 1992 (aged 29) Shusha, Azerbaijan |
| Allegiance | Republic of Azerbaijan |
| Years of service | 1992 |
| Battles / wars | First Nagorno-Karabakh War |
| Awards | National Hero of Azerbaijan 1992  |
Biography
editRamiz Ganbarov was born on 2 July 1962 in Shusha, Azerbaijan. In 1979, he graduated from Shusha secondary school #1 named after H. Hajiyev. He was called up to military service in 1980. After completing his military service in 1982, he returned to Shusha. In 1986, he entered the Azerbaijan Civil Engineering Institute, but he could not complete his education.[2]
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
editWhen the Armenian invaders attacked the territory of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijanis voluntarily sent to the front-line to defend their lands. Ramiz Ganbarov established a volunteer self-defense battalion and became the head of it. He participated in the battles around Kərkicahan, Kosalar, Nəbilər, Qaybalı, Malıbəyli, Quşçular, Göytala villages of Shusha District. On April 29, 1992, when the Armenian invaders attacked the positions near the villages of Kosalar və Kərkicahan, Ramiz Gambarov's battalion joined the battles. One day later, on April 30, 1992, he died in this fight.[2]
Awards
editRamiz Ganbarov was posthumously awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan" by Presidential Decree No. 833 dated 7 June 1992.[3][4]
Memorial
editHe was buried in Shusha District.[5] One of the streets in Baku is named after him.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "QƏNBƏROV Ramiz Bulud oğlu". Veten-ugrunda.az. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ a b "QƏNBƏROV Ramiz Bulud oğlu". Avciya.az. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "National Heroes". Azerbaijans.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyinin hərbi qulluqçularına "Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanı" adı verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin səlahiyyətini həyata keçirən, Azərbaycan Respublikası Ali Sovetinin sədri İsa Qəmbərovun 7 iyun 1992-ci il tarixli 833 nömrəli fərmanı" (in Azerbaijani). www.e-qanun.az. 1992-06-07. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
- ^ "Milli Qəhrəmanlarımız - Qənbərov Ramiz Bulud oğlu". Faktxeber.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
Sources
edit- Vugar Asgarov. Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 159–160.