Mirasgar Seyidov

Mirasgar Mirabdulla oglu Seyidov (Azerbaijani: Mirəsgər Mirabdulla oğlu Seyidov) (6 February 1970 – 14 June 1992) - National Hero of Azerbaijan was born on February 6, 1970, in the Qaraxanbəyli village of the Nakhchivan city of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

Mirasgar Seyidov
Mirasgar Mirabdulla oglu Seyidov
Mirasgar Seyidov - National Hero of Azerbaijan
Born(1970-02-06)February 6, 1970
Qaraxanbəyli, Nakhchivan AR, Azerbaijan SSR
DiedJune 14, 1992(1992-06-14) (aged 22)
Yuxarı Buzqov, Babek District, Nakhchivan AR, Azerbaijan
Burial placeNakhchivan, Azerbaijan
NationalityAzerbaijani
OccupationMilitary
AwardsNational Hero of Azerbaijan

Life

Mirasgar Seyidov worked in his own village after finishing secondary school in 1987. He returned to Nakhchivan after being dismissed from the Soviet Army in 1990.

In Battles

The First Nagorno-Karabakh War did not pass by Nakhchivan either. Armenian forces started attacking villages of Nakhchivan constantly. But all the attacks were prevented by the voluntary self-defense groups and Mirasgar Seyidov was one of them who voluntarily enlisted in the self-defense battalion of Yuxarı Buzqov village. He was fighting within this battalion. He showed extreme courage in all the battles. His last battle took place on the 14th of June, 1992. He was severely wounded and died while saving one of the wounded soldiers.[1][2]

Family

He was single.

Awards

He was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan by decree 367 of the president of Azerbaijan Republic on the 18th of December, 1992.

School #15 in Nakhchivan city where he once studied was renamed after him.

He is buried in the Alley of Martyrs in Nakhchivan city.

References
  1. "Naxçıvan Ensiklopediyası" - 2 cilddə, II cild, Naxçıvan, 2005, səh 250. Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine ISBN 5-8066-1468-9
  2. VETEN UGRUNDA
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