Kamil Nasibov | |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1946 |
Death Place: | Lachin District, Azerbaijan |
Allegiance: | Republic of Azerbaijan |
Serviceyears: | 1991-1992 |
Battles: | First Nagorno-Karabakh War |
Kamil Nasibov (Azerbaijani: '''Kamil Balədə oğlu Nəsibov''') (8 October 1946, Bozlu, Lachin District, Azerbaijan – 29 June 1992, Lachin District, Azerbaijan) was a soldier in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and officially claimed National Hero of Azerbaijan.[1] He was of Kurdish descent.
Kamil Nasibov was born on 8 October 1946 in Bozlu village of Lachin District of Azerbaijan SSR. He was an ethnic Kurd.[2] In 1963, he completed his secondary education at Minkend village secondary school. From 1963 through 1966, Nasibov served in the Soviet Armed Forces. In 1976, he entered Azerbaijan Polytechnical Institute.[1]
Kamil Nasibov was married and had four children.[1]
When Lachin was attacked by the Armenian Armed Forces in 1992, Nasibov created a self-defense unit of volunteers that consisted of 30 people. Nasibov participated in the battles around the villages of Sadinlar, Malibeyli, Khanallar, Suarası with his self-defense unit.[1]
On June 29, 1992, Kamil Nasibov was seriously wounded in a battle for the Blind Heavens and soldiers wanted to take him safely, but he did not leave the battlefield and eventually died of bleeding.[1]
Kamil Nasibov was buried at a cemetery in Aghjabadi. By the Decree of the President of Azerbaijan No. 457 dated February 5, 1993, he was posthumously awarded the title of the National Hero of Azerbaijan.[3]