Riad Fikret oglu Ahmadov (, December 20, 1956 – January 25, 1992) was awarded the decoration Hero of Azerbaijan for his part in the

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. Riad Ahmadov was a

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-trained military officer who led a Special Intelligence unit in the

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battles. Announced as

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in the Azeri Dashalty Operation on January 25, 1992 and he was awarded National Hero of Azerbaijan by decree of the President of Azerbaijan Republic No. 833 of June 7, 1992.

Education

Riad Ahmadov graduated from the Baku State University Law School with honors (''

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'') in 1979.

KGB training and career

Riad Ahmadov started as a laboratory assistant at the Judicial Examination Institute of the Ministry of Justice of

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from 1976 to 1979. He subsequently joined the Department of Preparation of the Law Drafts and Systematizing of Legislation of the same ministry, and served as a senior counselor at the Human Resources Department of the Ministry of Justice in 1980–1981. During his service at the Ministry of Justice he was discovered and recruited to the state's security system in 1981. In that year he attended the Higher School of the Soviet Committee for State Security (also known as

) in

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and completed his training at the Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov KGB Academy in

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. Promoted to the post of the deputy head of the Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense of the

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in 1992.

Decorations and Honors

Riad Ahmadov was awarded several citations for "Faultless Professional Activity and Achievements". In 1988 he was awarded the Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR".

References

External links

MNS. National Heroes of Azerbaijan
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