Yusif Mirzayev () (23 May 1958 – 19 February 1993) was an Azerbaijani soldier and participant of the

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. He was posthumously awarded the title of the

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Life

Mirzayev was born on 23 May 1958 in the Böyükdüz village of the

Kangarli District Kangarli District () is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Babek, Sharur, Nakhchivan city, as well as the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia and the West Azerbaijan Pro ...

of the

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. He graduated from secondary school #1 named after I. Safarali in Nakhchivan in 1975. He started his career at Nakhchivan Communication Center in 1976. He was working and studying at Azerbaijani State Agricultural Institute (present

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of Economics) in the faculty of Accounting at the same time. He was appointed as an auditor in one of the banks in Baku and graduated from the university in 1987. Mirzayev joined the National Movement in 1988. During the

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events of 1990, Russian soldiers captured and tortured him.

In battles

He joined the army in 1991 during the

. Mirzayev's first battle took place at the crossroads between

Aghdara Martakert (, , also , ) or Aghdara ( ) is a town in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, as the centre of its Martakert Province. The village h ...

and Goranboy. He became an active fighter in a very short time and gained military knowledge as well. Thus, he was appointed as a Deputy Procurement by his commanders. He died in a battle while helping soldiers to break the siege in Aghdara region on 19 February 1993.

Family

Mirzayev was married and had a daughter.

Recognition

He was posthumously awarded the title of the

by the decree # 495 of the President of Azerbaijan on 27 March 1993. He was buried at the Nakhchivan city Alley of Martyrs. One of the schools in Nakhchivan city as well as the school # 44 in Nasimi District of Baku is named after him. There is also a monument of him in the school yard. His close friend, Azerbaijani singer Shamistan Alizamanli, dedicated his song "Brave Soldier" to him.Yusif Mirzəyevə həsr edilən "İgid əsgər" mahnısı
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* Fəxrəddin Quliyev, "Milli qəhrəmanlar", Məktəb (qəzet), "Məktəb" qəzeti, No.39(304), 20 oktyabr 2014-cü il. səh.1 *Vüqar Əsgərov. Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları (kitab), "Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları" (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 213. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirzayev, Yusif 1958 births 1993 deaths People from Nakhchivan Azerbaijani military personnel of the Nagorno-Karabakh War Azerbaijani military personnel killed in action National Heroes of Azerbaijan People from Kangarli District