Mahammad Asadov ( az, Məhəmməd Əsədov Nəbi oğlu; 5 December 1941 – 20 November 1991) was the State Advisor to the
President of Azerbaijan
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and
Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Early years
Asadov was born on 5 December 1941 in
Baharlı village of
Zangilan Rayon
Zangilan District ( az, Zəngilan rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-west of the country and belongs to the East Zangezur Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Qubadli, Jabrayil, the Syu ...
of
Azerbaijan Republic
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. He completed his secondary education in
Mincivan village and entered Baku Statistics College in 1958. Upon completion of the college, Asadov returned to Zangelan Rayon and worked as an inspector until 1961. From 1961 through 1964, he served in the
Soviet Army
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. He then worked in
Sumqayit
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until 1965, when he got enrolled in the Finance Department of
Azerbaijan State University. From 1965 until 1968, Asadov worked as Manager Assistant and accountant and in 1968 was appointed head of the Production Department of Sumgayit Party Committee. In 1970, he graduated from Finance Department of
Azerbaijan State Economic University. Between 1978 and 1980, Asadov served as the Chairman of
Agsu Rayon
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Executive Committee.
Political career
In 1980, he got enrolled in Moscow Security Forces Academy, graduating cum laude in 1982. He then worked at the
Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan for a short time. Between 1983 and 1986, he was the First Secretary of Regional Party Committee of
Beylagan Rayon
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; between 1986 and 1988 he served in administrative positions and was then the First Secretary of
Agdash (1988–89) and
Quba raions (1989–90).
On 23 May 1990 Asadov was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan SSR. On 5 November he was promoted to
General Major
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and given additional responsibilities of the State Advisor to the President of Azerbaijan.
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Death
He was killed in a helicopter which was shot down by Armenian forces on 20 November 1991 near the Karakend village of Khojavend district in Nagorno-Karabakh
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, Azerbaijan along with other high-ranking officials from Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan. There were no survivors of the crash.
See also
*1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown
On November 20, 1991, an Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 military helicopter, carrying a peacekeeping mission team consisting of 13 Azerbaijani government officials, two Russian and one Kazakhstani Ministry of Internal Affairs officials, three Azerbaijani jo ...
*Internal Troops of Azerbaijan
The Internal Troops of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikası Daxili Qoşunları), also known as Interior Troops or Interior Guard, is the uniformed gendarmerie-like force in Azerbaijan. Internal Troops are subordinated to the Ministry of In ...
* Law enforcement in Azerbaijan
References
People from Karabakh
1941 births
1991 deaths
Political office-holders in Azerbaijan
Government ministers of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani generals
National Heroes of Azerbaijan
People from Zangilan District
Azerbaijani military personnel of the Nagorno-Karabakh War
Victims of aircraft shootdowns
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