Altay Mehdiyev Explained

Altay Mehdiyev
Commander of Azerbaijani Air Forces
Term Start:	May 12, 2009
Term End:	18 November 2013
Predecessor:	Rail Rzayev
Successor:	Ramiz Tahirov
President:	Ilham Aliyev
Rank:	Major General

Major General Altay Ramazan oglu Mehdiyev (Azerbaijani: Altay Ramazan oğlu Mehdiyev) was the Commander of Azerbaijani Air Forces.^[1]

Career

General Mehdiev originates from the city of Lankaran.^[2]

Air force commander

After the assassination of the Commander of Azerbaijani Air Force, Lieutenant General Rail Rzayev on February 11, 2009 the position remained unfilled until May 12, 2009 when President Ilham Aliyev appointed Mehdiyev to take over the command. Before the appointment, Mehdiyev served as the Chief of Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces in Nakhchivan.^[1] ^[3] He's considered to be a professional, well trained for air force operations.^[4]

Mehdiyev was awarded with Veten Ughrunda Medal (In the Name of Motherland) for service to his country on June 22, 2006.^[5]

Dismissal

He was dismissed on 18 November 2013. He was appointed to the post of rector of the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: General-mayor Altay Mehdiyev HHQ və HHM qoşunlarının komandanı təyin olunub . General Major Altay Mehdiyev was appointed the Commander of Azerbaijani Air and Air Defense Force . 2010-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008153549/http://www.milaz.info/news.php?id=5082 . 2011-10-08 . dead .
Web site: Yeni nazir bir neçə nəfəri də işdən qovdu - (Yenilənib 10:29). 2020-11-26. virtualaz.org.
Web site: Azerbaijani Commander’s Assassination may have been Inside Job . 2010-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720154335/http://www.blackseacom.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/BSNU/bsnu_no_15.pdf . 2011-07-20 . dead .
Web site: ALTAY MEHDİYEV HƏRBİ HAVA QÜVVƏLƏRİ və HAVA HÜCUMUNDAN MÜDAFİƏ QOŞUNLARININ KOMANDAN ƏVƏZİ TƏYİN OLUNUB . Altay Mehdiyev was appointed acting Commander of Azerbaijani Air and Air Defense Force . 2010-12-07 . https://archive.today/20120805004244/http://www.mediaforum.az/articles.php?article_id=20090515060433679&page=00&lang=az . 2012-08-05 . dead . az.
Web site: Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI . Decree of President of Azerbaijan Republic on Awarding Servicemen of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces . 2011-01-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009184513/http://e-qanun.az/print.php?internal=view&target=1&docid=12215&doctype=0 . 2011-10-09 .
Web site: 2013-11-18. Алтай Мехтиев получил новую должность. 2020-11-26. Oxu.Az. ru.