Chingiz Gurbanov

Chingiz Gurbanov (Azerbaijani: Çingiz Salman oğlu Qurbanov) (November 24, 1994, Qusar District, Azerbaijan – December 29, 2016, Tovuz District, Azerbaijan) was the soldier of Azerbaijani Armed Forces and "National Hero of Azerbaijan".[2]

Chingiz Gurbanov
Native name
Çingiz Qurbanov
Born(1994-11-24)November 24, 1994
Qusar District, Azerbaijan
DiedDecember 29, 2016(2016-12-29) (aged 22)
Tovuz District, Azerbaijan
Buried
Martyrs' Lane in Qusar District[1]
Allegiance Azerbaijan
Service/branch Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Years of service2016
Battles/warsPreventing the provocation of the Armenian intelligence
AwardsNational Hero of Azerbaijan
2017

Biography

Chingiz Gurbanov was born on 24 November 1994 in the village of Khazra in Qusar, Azerbaijan. After graduating from secondary school in 2012, he entered Azerbaijan Technical University, from which he graduated in 2016. He was drafted to Azerbaijani Armed Forces serving from 2016 through 2017.[3]

Military career

Chingiz Gurbanov was killed in a shootout with the Armenian forces on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border on December 29, 2016. As a result, Chingiz Gurbanov's body had remained on the Armenian side for more than three weeks. After many protests, the Armenian side finally handed over Chingiz Gurbanov's body to the Azerbaijani side on February 5, 2017.[4]

Memorial

On February 7, 2017 Chingiz Gurbanov was posthumously awarded the title of “National Hero of Azerbaijan” with the decree of Ilham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces for his personal courage in fulfilling his special military services and commitment to maintain the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The documentary, entitled "The dream that came true", chronicles the life and military service of Chingiz Gurbanov.[3]

Chingiz Gurbanov was buried on February 6 at the Martyrs' Lane cemetery in Qusar District.[1]

Awards
Ilham Aliyev met with the family members of National Hero of Azerbaijan Chingiz Gurbanov

See also

References
  1. "Şəhid Çingiz Qurbanov Qusar şəhərindəki Şəhidlər Xiyabanında dəfn olunub". Mod.gov.az. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. "Qəhrəmanlığın Çingiz Qurbanov zirvəsi - FOTOLAR". Azvision.az. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. "Milli Qəhrəman Çingiz Qurbanov haqqında film - VİDEO - FOTO". News.milli.az. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. "Şəhid Çingiz Qurbanova "Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanı" adı verilib". Azertac.az. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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