Vagif Huseynov
Azerbaijani-Soviet social and political figure, major general
Vagif Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Vaqif Əliövsət oğlu Hüseynov; 27 November 1942 – 3 June 2024) was an Azerbaijani military officer and politician. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served as chairman of the Committee for State Security of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic from 1989 to 1991.
Huseynov died in Russia on 3 June 2024, at the age of 81.
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