Azerbaijani Flag Order () is an award presented by the

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History and status

Azerbaijani Flag order was among several medals and orders, requested to be reviewed and created by the President

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on November 10, 1992 by a Presidential Decree No. 370. The order was created by the Decree No. 756 of the

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and ratified by

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on December 6, 1993. The Azerbaijani Flag Order is given to the citizens of

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, foreign nationals and non-citizens for the following services: *long lasting contributions to restoration of independence of Azerbaijan; *special contributions to the social and political development; *distinguished contributions to the military science and development of military equipment; *distinguished acts in defending the

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; *distinguished service in keeping the order in the country; *protecting borders of the country and distinguished military service. The order is pinned to the left side of the chest. If there are any other orders or medals, the Azerbaijani Flag Order follows ''

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'' (; Order of

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Description

Azerbaijani Flag order is made of two layers of silver plates in the form of eight pointed stars bathed in pure gold, with composition of national ornaments. The bottom layer is colored in white and the top one is colored in blue stripes. The striped come towards the center, onto another layer depicted in form of Azerbaijani flag, colored in its blue, red and green colors. The rear side of the order is polished and has an engraved order number and words ''Azərbaycan Bayrağı''. The composition is attached to a blue-red-green colored

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with five edges. The order comes in size by , the ribbon bar - by .

Recipients

Zakir Garalov Zakir Bakir oglu Garalov ( Azerbaijani: ''Zakir Bəkir oğlu Qaralov'') (born January 13, 1956), sometimes rendered Zakir Qaralov, is a Georgian-born Azerbaijani politician who served as the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, an ...

, General Prosecutor of Azerbaijan * Kamaladdin Heydarov, Minister of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan *Servicemen of

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*Servicemen of the Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan Republic * Ibad Huseynov,

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Aziz Seyidov Aziz Jafar oglu Seyidov (Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani: ''Əziz Cəfər oğlu Seyidov'') (born 6 October 1956) is the Justice of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan. He took office on 25 April 2017. He previously served as a Chief State Prosecuto ...

, Justice of Supreme Court of Azerbaijan *

Ramil Usubov Ramil Idris oglu Usubov (, born 1948) is the incumbent Secretary of the Security Council of Azerbaijan. Before that, he served as the Minister of Internal Affairs (Azerbaijan), Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, in office from 1994–2019 ...

, Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan * Eldar Mahmudov, Minister of National Security *

Shahin Sultanov Vice Admiral Shahin Sultanov () was the Commander of the Azerbaijani Navy, Azerbaijani Naval Forces from 1999 to 2014. Early life and career He was born on 8 August 1961 in the Goychay District of the Azerbaijan SSR. Sultanov graduated from the N ...

, Commander of the

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* Tofig Aghahuseynov, Commander of the Baku Air Defense District * Kamran Aliyev, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan

References

{{State awards of the Azerbaijani Republic Orders, decorations, and medals of Azerbaijan Awards established in 1993 1993 establishments in Azerbaijan