Shukur Nariman oğlu Hamidov ( az, Şükür Həmidov) (1 April 1975 – 22 October 2020) was an Azerbaijani officer, national hero and colonel of the

Armed Forces of Azerbaijan The Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) had originally formed ...

. He was son to Nariman and Shargiya Hamidov. He was an enlisted member of the army since a young age and had experienced multiple wars. His family were refugees from Armenia that later migrated to Azerbaijan. Shukur Hamidov was an attributed soldier with multiple accolades and awards to his name and his legacy follows him with his name being immortalised in the Qubadli district along with a school being named after him in the same country. His relations include Zakir Hasanov, the President of Azerbaijan

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...

, late Polad Hashimov and Mais Barkhudarov & Khudayar Yusifzade others. Father of Shukur Hamidov

Biography

Shukur Hamidov was born in the Qubadli District of

Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...

. He was the 9th child in the family of Nariman & Shargaya Hamidov. His father gave him the name of his own father. Since 8th class Shukur Hamidov devoted himself to the army. Firstly, he graduated Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum, then the High Military School in Baku. Hamidov served for more than 20 years. His elder brother was involved in the

first Nagorno-Karabakh war The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...

.4 günlük müharibənin qəhrəmanı ANS-ə danışdı
// anspress.com, 22 April 2016. Colonel Shukur Hamidov in 2017 (2)

On the night from 1st to 2 April 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes took place along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding territories to the south. On 5 April, a mutual ceasefire agreement was reached. Lieutenant colonel Shukur Hamidov distinguished himself during the capture of the

Lalatapa Lalatapa ( az, Lələ Təpə, ) is a high hill in the Jabrayil Rayon of Azerbaijan, north-west of Çocuq Mərcanlı. Having a strategic military importance, the hill was one of the battle sites during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War on February ...

height near Çocuq Mərcanlı village of Jabrayil District. On 19 April 2016 Azerbaijani President

signed orders on awarding honorary titles, orders and medals to a group of Azerbaijani military servicemen who "have distinguished exceptional bravery and heroism while preventing the Armenian military provocations on the contact line of troops and repelling the enemy’s attacks on civilians from April 2 to 5". Shukur Hamidov was awarded the medal of National Hero of Azerbaijan.

List of Armed Conflicts

2008 Mardakert Skirmishes The 2008 Mardakert clashes began on March 4 after the 2008 Armenian election protests. It involved the heaviest fighting between ethnic Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh since the 1994 ceasefire after ...

2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes The 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes were a series of exchanges of gunfire that took place on February 18 on the line of contact dividing Azerbaijani and the Karabakh Armenian military forces. Azerbaijan accused the Armenian forces of firing on the ...

2010 Mardakert clashes The 2010 Mardakert clashes were a series of violations of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War ceasefire. They took place across the line of contact dividing Azerbaijan and the ethnic Armenian military forces of the unrecognized but ''de facto'' indepe ...

2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes The 2012 border clashes between the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan took place in early June. The clashes resulted in casualties on both sides. Background The two countries fought a war in the early 1990s over the enclave of Nagorno-Kara ...

2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes Clashes on the Armenian–Azerbaijan border ( Tavush–Qazakh) and the line of contact between the Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan started on 27 July 2014. Reported casualties of the clashes were some of the highest since the 1994 ceasefire a ...

* April War * Gyunnyut clashes * July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes *

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of ...

On 10 May 2016, during the visit of Azerbaijani defense minister Zakir Hasanov to military units in the frontline lieutenant colonel Shukur Hamidov for his bravery during the capture of Lalatapa height in early April, was prematurely promoted to the rank of colonel. File:Ilham Aliyev received group of servicemen on anniversary of April victories of Azerbaijani army (cropped).jpg, Colonel Shukur Hamidov File:Day of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan 2018 3 (Shukur Hamidov).jpg, Armed Forces Day Azerbaijan

Honours

AZ For The Fatherland medal ribbon (2nd version)

Azerbaijan for the Fatherland Medal Ribbon * AZ For liberation medal ribbon

Azerbaijan for Liberation Medal Ribbon * AZ For liberation medal ribbon

Azerbaijan for Liberation Medal Ribbon * Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələrinin 10 illiyi (1991-2001) yubiley medalı - lent

(2001) — Jubilee medal "10th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan" * Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Jubilee medal 100 years * (2005) — Medal "For impeccable service" III degree * Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələrinin 90 illiyi (1918-2008) yubiley medalı - lent

Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələrinin 90 illiyi (1918-2008) yubiley medalı - lent

(2008) — Jubilee medal "90th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan" * Qüsursuz xidmətə görə II dərəcəli medalı - lent

(2010) — Medal "For impeccable service" II degree * Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələrinin 95 illiyi (1918-2013) yubiley medalı - lent

(2013) — Jubilee medal "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan" * Qüsursuz xidmətə görə I dərəcəli medalı - lent

(2015) — Medal "For impeccable service" I degree * Qızıl Ulduz medalı (Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanı) - lent

(2016) — National Hero of Azerbaijan * (2018) — Jubilee medal "100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani Army" *

- Gold Star Medal of Azerbaijan

Short Film

Aprel yüksəkliyi (2018) - Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanı Şükür Həmidov

Shukur Hamidov National Hero of Azerbaijan Milli Qəhrəman Şükür Həmidov

Death

On the 22nd October 2020, Hamidov was shot and killed during the Lachin offensive, of the

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of ...

. A commemoration ceremony was held on the 1st of April, 2021.

References

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