Tehran Mansimov
{{POV|date=June 2021}}
{{short description|Azerbaijani military officer}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Tehran Mansimov
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| birth_place = Qusar District, Azerbaijan
| allegiance = Azerbaijani Armed Forces
| branch = Azerbaijani Special Forces
| rank = Colonel
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| battles =
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- First Nagorno-Karabakh War
- Four-Day War
- Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
- Battle of Hadrut
- Battle of Shusha
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| awards = For Heroism Medal, For service to the Fatherland Order,
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Tehran Javid oghlu Mansimov ({{Langx|az|Tehran Cavid oğlu Mənsimov}}) is an Azerbaijani military officer, serving as a colonel being a senior leader in the Special Forces. He participated in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the 2016 Nagorno–Karabakh clashes and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, during which he was one of the commanders of Azerbaijani forces in the 2020 Battle of Shusha.{{Cite web |url=https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2020/11/free/Want%20to%20Say/en/129944.htm |title=Glory to our heroes! |archive-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201129195252/https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2020/11/free/Want%20to%20Say/en/129944.htm |date=15 November 2020 |work=Turan Information Agency |access-date=29 November 2020 |language=en }}
Life and service
Tehran Javid oglu Mansimov was born in the Qusar District of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He is an Lezgian.
Tehran Mansimov was one of the leaders of the Special Forces of Azerbaijan during 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, which began on September 27, 2020 to capture the territories and ensure the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. He was one of the leaders of the battles for the capture of Shusha, which lasted from 4 to 8 November.{{Cite web |first1=Andrew |last1=Osborn |first2=Nvard |last2=Hovhannisyan |first3=Nailia |last3=Bagirova |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan/russian-peacekeepers-deploy-to-nagorno-karabakh-after-ceasefire-deal-idUSKBN27Q11R |title=Russian peacekeepers deploy to Nagorno-Karabakh after ceasefire deal |work=Reuters |date=10 November 2020 |access-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201129174114/https://www.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan/russian-peacekeepers-deploy-to-nagorno-karabakh-after-ceasefire-deal-idUSKBN27Q11R |archive-date=29 November 2020 |language=en }}
Awards
- On 24 June 2005 by the decree of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev No. 860 Tehran Javid oglu Mansimov was awarded the For Heroism Medal.{{cite news|title=Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Prezidentinin 24 iyun 2005-ci il tarixli 860 nömrəli Sərəncamı|newspaper=www.president.az (Azərbaycan Prezidentinin rəsmi saytı)|date=2005-06-24|url=http://e-qanun.az/framework/9989|access-date=2 December 2020|language=az|archive-date=2021-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110034422/http://e-qanun.az/framework/9989|url-status=dead}}
- On 20 June 2017 by the decree of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev No. 860 Tehran Javid oglu Mansimov was awarded the For service to the Fatherland Order.{{cite news|title=Azərbaycan Müdafiə Nazirliyinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Prezidentinin 20 iyun 2017-ci il tarixli 3006 nömrəli Sərəncamı|newspaper=www.president.az (Azərbaycan Prezidentinin rəsmi saytı)|date=2017-06-20|url=http://e-qanun.az/framework/35835|access-date=2 December 2020|language=az|archive-date=2021-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111211711/http://e-qanun.az/framework/35835|url-status=dead}}
- On 15 December 2020 by the decree of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev Tehran Javid oglu Mansimov was awarded the Azerbaijani Flag Order.{{cite web |url=https://president.az/articles/49099|title=Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı|author=President.az|date= 15 December 2020 |publisher=President.az |access-date= 16 December 2020 |language=az}}