Karim Valiyev
{{Short description|Azerbaijani military officer (born 1961)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Karim Valiyev
| native_name = Kərim Vəliyev
| native_name_lang = az
| image = Kərim Tofiq oğlu Vəliyev.jpg
| title = Chief of the General Staff
| term_start = 23 July 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = Najmeddin Sadikov
| successor =
| president = Ilham Aliyev
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|02|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
| allegiance = {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
| branch = {{army|Azerbaijan}}
| serviceyears =
| rank = 17px Colonel General
| battles = {{Unbulleted list|
}}
| awards = {{Unbulleted list|
}}
| image_size = 280
}}
Karim Tofig oghlu Valiyev ({{langx|az|Kərim Tofiq oğlu Vəliyev}}; born 9 February 1961) is an Azerbaijani military officer, serving as the colonel general in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He is the Chief of the General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces and the First Deputy Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan. He had served as the head of the Main Department for Personnel of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan on 23 July 2021. Valiyev had taken part in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Early life
Karim Tofig oghlu Valiyev was born on 9 February 1961, in Baku, the capital of the Azerbaijani SSR, which was then part of the Soviet Union. In 1982, he graduated with honours from the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School. Valiyev served in the Soviet Armed Forces as a cadet platoon commander, assistant head of the training department, and the senior assistant to the head of the training department from 1982 to 1990. From 1990 to 1994, he studied at the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow.
Military service
Since 1992, Karim Valiyev has been serving in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. During the years of service, he held the positions of the deputy head of the training department, the deputy brigade commander, the brigade commander, the deputy front commander, the deputy minister of defence for combat operations, the commander of a military formation, the head of the Military Scientific Center, and the head of the Defence Planning Military Strategy.{{Cite web |url=https://mod.gov.az/en/deputy-minister-of-defence-chief-of-main-department-for-personnel-469/ |title=DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENCE – CHIEF OF MAIN DEPARTMENT FOR PERSONNEL |work=Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201218191813/https://mod.gov.az/en/deputy-minister-of-defence-chief-of-main-department-for-personnel-469/ |archive-date=18 December 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 }}
Karim Valiyev took part in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. Then, on 10 December, Valiyev led the victory parade in Baku held in the occasion of Azerbaijan's victory in the war.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=1911184 |title=Victory parade dedicated to Victory in Patriotic War held in Baku |work=Bernama |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201218192235/https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=1911184 |archive-date=18 December 2020 |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 }}{{Cite web |first=Vafa |last=Ismayilova |url=https://www.azernews.az/nation/173749.html |title=Azerbaijan held military parade dedicated to victory in Patriotic War [PHOTO] |work=AzerNews |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201218192148/https://www.azernews.az/nation/173749.html |archive-date=18 December 2020 |date=10 December 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 }} On 23 July 2021, Karim Valiyev was appointed as Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces.[https://apa.az/az/xeber/herbi/general-leytenant-kerim-veliyev-azerbaycan-ordusunun-bas-qerargah-reisi-teyin-edilib-653829 General-leytenant Kərim Vəliyev Azərbaycan Ordusunun Baş Qərargah rəisi təyin edilib]{{cite web |title=K.T.Vəliyevin Azərbaycan Respublikası müdafiə nazirinin birinci müavini – Azərbaycan Ordusunun Baş Qərargah rəisi təyin edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı |url=https://president.az/articles/52562 |website=president.az |access-date=23 July 2021 |language=az}}
Personal life
Awards
- Valiyev was awarded the Azerbaijani Flag Order in 1994, by the order of the then President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev.{{Cite web |first=Heydar |last=Aliyev |author-link=Heydar Aliyev |url=http://www.e-qanun.az/framework/8737 |title=Azərbaycan Respublikasının hərbi qulluqçularının "Azərbaycan Bayrağı" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Fərmanı |work=e-qanun.az |publisher=Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice |date=1 January 1994 |access-date=18 December 2020 |language=az }}
- Valiyev was awarded the For the Motherland Medal in 2005, by the order of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.{{Cite web |first=Ilham |last=Aliyev |author-link=Ilham Aliyev |url=http://www.e-qanun.az/framework/9989 |title=Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı |work=e-qanun.az |publisher=Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice |date=24 June 2005 |access-date=18 December 2020 |language=az }}
- Valiyev was awarded the For Military Merit Medal in 2012, by the order of the President Aliyev.{{Cite web |first=Ilham |last=Aliyev |author-link=Ilham Aliyev |url=http://www.e-qanun.az/framework/23810 |title=Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı |work=e-qanun.az |publisher=Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice |date=25 June 2012 |access-date=18 December 2020 |language=az }}
- Valiyev was awarded the Zafar Order in 2020, by the order of the President Aliyev.{{Cite web |first=Ilham |last=Aliyev |author-link=Ilham Aliyev |url=https://az.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3347531.html |title=Silahlı Qüvvələrin bir sıra hərbi qulluqçuları təltif olunub |date=9 December 2020 |access-date=18 December 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201218192518/https://az.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3352216.html |archive-date=18 December 2020 |work=Trend News Agency |language=az }}
References
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Category:Military personnel from Baku
Category:Azerbaijani military personnel of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War