Asif Maharammov
{{Infobox military person
| name = Asif Maharramov
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|06|26}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|07|01|1952|06|26}}
| birth_place = Aghdam, Azerbaijan
| death_place = Yalta, Ukraine
| image = Asif Maharammov.jpg
| caption =
| nickname = Fred Asif
| allegiance = Republic of Azerbaijan
| serviceyears = 1992-1993
| rank = Lieutenant Colonel
| commands =
| battles = First Nagorno-Karabakh War
| awards = {{Awd|National Hero of Azerbaijan |1994}} 20px
| relations =
| laterwork =
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Asif Maharammov ({{langx|az|Asif Yusif oğlu Məhərrəmov}}, {{langx|ru|Асиф Юсиф оглы Магеррамов}} June 26, 1952, Aghdam, Azerbaijan - July 1, 1994, Yalta, Ukraine), commonly known as Fred Asif, was an Azerbaijani Lieutenant colonel and National Hero of Azerbaijan.[http://www.today.az/news/society/23704.html Fred Asif Development Foundation set up][http://www.musavat.com/site/shownews.php?news_id=8037&arxiv=yes Fred Asif haqqında ikinci kitab işıq üzü gördü] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222013900/http://www.musavat.com/site/shownews.php?news_id=8037&arxiv=yes |date=February 22, 2014 }} {{in lang|az}}
Early years
Born to an Azerbaijani working-class family in Aghdam, Asif Maharramov was given the nickname "Fred" by his friends in honor of the main character of the Danish film "First Strike, Fred"{{cite web|last1=Quliyeva|first1=Kəmalə|title="Bey pervım, Fred"|url=http://www.anl.az/down/meqale/tezadlar/2012/aprel/246660.htm|website=www.anl.az|accessdate=29 December 2015|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021915/http://www.anl.az/down/meqale/tezadlar/2012/aprel/246660.htm|url-status=live}}", which was shown in the "Dostlug" cinema of Aghdam in the 1970s.
Military service
After the events of Black January, Maharramov created voluntary self-defense groups, who with his personal participation rose to defend the Azerbaijani territories.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/in_depth/newsid_4673000/4673953.stm Главы из русского издания книги "Черный сад"] {{in lang|ru}}
He was appointed commander of the mine detectors military unit 859 on 7 March 1992 and freed the villages of Aranzəmin, Pirjamal and Dəhrəz from Armenian occupation.{{Cite web |url=http://www.zengilan.com/axtar.php?misc=search&subaction=showfull&id=1198608674&archive=&cnshow=news&ucat=10&start_from=&misc=search |title=Official Biography on zangilan.con |access-date=2009-11-25 |archive-date=2021-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629041240/http://www.zengilan.com/axtar.php?misc=search&subaction=showfull&id=1198608674&archive=&cnshow=news&ucat=10&start_from=&misc=search |url-status=dead }}
On 24 June 1992, he was badly injured during fight in the village of Naxçıvanlı but returned to front line after recovering from his injuries. However, he forced to quit fighting after his health condition worsened on 27 October 1993.
Death
Maharammov died in Yalta after failing to recover from tuberculosis.[http://karabakh-doc.azerall.info/ru/articls/artc078.htm 26 июня – День Вооруженных сил Азербайджана] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703152732/http://karabakh-doc.azerall.info/ru/articls/artc078.htm |date=July 3, 2008 }} {{in lang|ru}} He was posthumously awarded the title of the National Hero of Azerbaijan and was buried in the Martyrs' Lane in Baku. His battalion, a street in Baku and a charity foundation are all named after him.
See also
References
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{{National Heroes of Azerbaijan}}
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Category:Azerbaijani military personnel of the Nagorno-Karabakh War
Category:National Heroes of Azerbaijan