Nizami Mammadov
Azerbaijani military personnel (1958–1992)
Nizami Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Nizami Murad oğlu Məmmədov) (12 January 1958, Khankendi, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR – 29 March 1992, Shusha, Azerbaijan) is a National Hero of Azerbaijan, and the warrior of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Life
Nizami Mammadov was born on January 12, 1958, in Khankendi. After graduating from school number 4 named after Nizami Ganjavi served in the ranks of the Soviet army in the Irkutsk region in 1975-1977.
With the beginning of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Nizami went to war. After that, a police officer, he transferred to Shusha, where he continued his service. Mammadov also participated in the delivery of food to self-defense battalions, and in a number of battles against the Armenian armed forces. Participated in a number of operations in the villages of Malibeyli, Galaderesi. On March 29, 1992, he was killed by a sniper. At the time of his death, Nizami was married. He had three children.
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