Istiglal Order ( az, Istiqlal ordeni), is the highest supreme order of the

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, along with

Heydar Aliyev Order Heydar Aliyev Order ( az, "Heydər Əliyev" ordeni) is the supreme order of Azerbaijan. The order was ratified by legislation of Azerbaijan Republic by the Decree No. 896-IIQ on 22 April 2005. The Heydar Aliyev Order is given to the citizens of th ...

. presented by the

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. Istiglal means ''Sovereignty'' in

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History and status

Istiglal Order was among several medals and orders, requested to be reviewed and created by the President

Abulfaz Elchibey Abulfaz Elchibey ( az, Əbülfəz Elçibəy; 24 June 1938, in Nakhchivan – 22 August 2000, in Ankara) was an Azerbaijani political figure and a former Soviet dissident. His real name was Abulfaz Gadirgulu oghlu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: ''Əbülf� ...

on November 10, 1992 by a Presidential Decree No. 370. The order was created by the Decree No. 754 of the

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Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Azer ...

and ratified by

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on December 6, 1993. The Istiglal Order is given to the Citizens of Azerbaijan for the following services: *for exceptional contributions to national independence movement of

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; *distinguished services to Motherland and its people; *special contributions in statehood building of the country. The order is pinned to the left side of the chest. If there are any other orders or medals, they are to follow ''Istiglal Order''.

Description

Istiglal order is made of two silver layers of eight pointed stars placed on each other in proportion to symmetrical axis. The top one is colored with blue color and has an image of a bird with stretched wings. Between the wings, an eight pointed star with a word ''İstiqlal'' (''Sovereignty'') on top of it is engraved. The bird, star and "Istiglal" words engravements are in pure gold. The rear side of the order is polished and has an engraved order number. The composition is attached to a blue colored watered silk

ribbon bar A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. Each cou ...

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

Recipients

*Alibaba Mammadov, Azerbaijani

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References

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