Taraggi Medal Explained

Taraggi "Tərəqqi" medalı
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Presenter:	President of Azerbaijan
Type:	Individual Award
Eligibility:	Azerbaijani government's civilian personnel, citizens and non-citizens, foreign civilians
Awarded For:	Special contributions in the sphere of science, culture, literature, arts, public education and health, etc.
Status:	Active
Clasps:	1
Established:	December 6, 1993. Decree No. 758
Higher:	For Services in the Rear in the Patriotic War Medal Medal for Courage

The Taraggi Medal ("Progress Medal"; Azerbaijani: "Tərəqqi" medalı) – is the state award of Azerbaijan Republic. The award was created by Heydar Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on December 6, 1993 by the Decree No. 758. Recipients of the award include Leyla Aliyeva, the daughter of Azerbaijan's ruler Ilham Aliyev and granddaughter of former ruler Heydar Aliyev.

Status

The Taraggi Medal is given to:

• Citizens of Azerbaijan Republic
• Foreign nationals and non-citizens of Azerbaijan Republic
• People without citizenship

The medal is given to distinguished persons for the following services:

• Special contributions in the sphere of industry and agriculture;
• Revelation and innovatory proposals of the great importance;
• Special contributions in the sphere of science, culture, literature, arts, public education and health;
• Special contributions on building and reconstruction of agricultural objects;
• Productive activity in development of physical culture and sport.

The medal also was given for particular merits. For example, from July 4, 2011 the medal was given to several persons in the sphere of development of Azerbaijani diaspora by Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan Republic.^[1]

The Taraggi medal is pinned to the left side of the chest and if there are other medals or orders of Azerbaijan Republic the Taraggi medal is followed Medal for Courage.

Description

The Taraggi Medal is made of brass metal in the form of oval and sharp-edged salient ornament with sizes of 51 mm along vertical line and 48 mm along horizontal line. There is a 51 mm diameter circle in the centre of the ornament framed with decorated stripe of 2,5 mm width, a stripe with curved endings on which is a relief inscription Taraggi, a bud like a branched tree against the background of the radiant Sun. And there is a seven edged star on the top. There are pictures of a crescent and eight-edged star on the rear top side of the medal. There is a stretched hexagon in the bottom for writing the awarding date. The medal is bordered with a salient ledge. All inscriptions and pictures are salient. With the help of eye ring the medal is attached to a tetragonal block. The block consists of 2 ornamented parts concatenated with moiré ribbon of brown color. The left top and bottom edges of the ribbon are olive and are intersected by golden lines of 1 mm width. The whole width of the ribbon is 19 mm. Size of the block is 46 mm x 22 mm.

Recipients

• Leyla Aliyeva – the daughter of Azerbaijan's ruler Ilham Aliyev and granddaughter of former ruler Heydar Aliyev.^[2]
• Ilkin Mammadov - Head of the International Relations Department of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan^{[3] [4]}
• Anar Baghirov – lawyer, chairman of the Azerbaijan Bar Association
• Aziz Seyidov – lawyer, Justice of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan. ^[5]
• Israfil Ashurlu – alpinist, president of Alpinism Federation of Azerbaijan
• Fazil Hasanov – chair of Azerbaijanis' Cultural Center
• Tale Heydarov – chair of European-Azerbaijani Society
• Namig Mamedov – professor of Russian Academy of Sciences
• Erich Feigl – Austrian] writer, journalist, documentary film-maker and film producer
• Rahid Alekberli – chief technical officer of Delta Telecom
• Ilgar Nazarov
• Ramin Isayev^[6]
• Elchin Safaraly-oghlu Babayev^[7]
• Enes Cansever – Zaman Daily editor-in-chief^{[8] [9]}
• Iskandar Shirali^[10] – the head of Integrated Drilling Trust of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)
• Said Irandoust ^[11]
• Seven representatives from the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society^[12]
• Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action^[13]
• Medical workers.^[14]
• Employees of Azerbaijan National Library^[15]
• Education workers of the Ganja State University^{[16] [17]}
• Teymur Hajiyev^[18]
• Huseyn Gasimov – former head of finance, BP Azerbaijan 2009
• German Zaharyaev – Azerbaijani born Russian billionaire^[19]
• Pasha Kerimov – doctor of philology sciences, deputy director of ANAS Institute of Manuscripts
• Rashad Nabiyev – chair of the board and chief executive officer of Azercosmos.
• Mushfig Guluyev – Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
• Namig Mammadov – Azerbaijani public figure, businessman and maecenas.^[20]
• Shakir Hasanov – Azerbaijani engineer^[21]
• Gulshan Aliyeva-Kengerli – professor^[22]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Azərbaycan diasporunun inkişafındakı xidmətlərinə görə bir qrup şəxsin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı. president.az.
2. Web site: В Баку проходит третий съезд азербайджанцев мира. vestikavkaza.ru.
3. Web site: Milli Meclis . 2023-07-06 . www.meclis.gov.az.
4. Web site: 3938 - Dövlət qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında . 2023-07-06 . e-qanun.az.
5. https://azertag.az/xeber/azerbaycan_ali_mehkemesinin_yaradilmasinin_100_illiyi_munasibetile_bir_qrup_sexsin_teltif_edilmesi_haqqinda_azerbaycan_respublikasi_prezidentinin_serencami-2485370
6. https://president.az/az/articles/view/25262
7. Web site: Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory. October 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024222502/http://www.shao.az/ebabayev/. October 24, 2016. dead.
8. Web site: jeanpaulleblanc.com - jeanpaulleblanc Resources and Information.. October 24, 2016.
9. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=33500 Azerbaijan Awards State Medal to Zaman Daily
10. Web site: Azərbaycan Respubli̇kasinin Neft Sənayesi̇ İşçi̇ləri̇ni̇n "Tərəqqi̇" Medali İlə Təlti̇f Edi̇lməsi̇ Haqqinda Azərbaycan Respubli̇kasi Prezi̇denti̇ni̇n Sərəncami.
11. Web site: AIT president receives Medal of Progress from Azerbaijani president . 2006 .
12. http://www.redcrescent.az/new/a/ar2005.pdf Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society
13. http://www.anama.baku.az/pictures/_anamanews/awards_to_anama.pdf{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
14. Web site: Azerbaijan's President signs executive order on awarding medical workers. October 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20080619092301/http://www.anspress.com/nid77329.html. June 19, 2008. dead.
15. Web site: Azerbaijani President awards employees of National Library. October 24, 2016.
16. News: Azerbaijani President Decrees To Award Taraggi Medal To Educational Workers . The Journal of the Turkish Weekly . April 22, 2009 . May 16, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615010018/http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/73661/-azerbaijani-president-decrees-to-award-tereggi-medal-to-educational-workers-.html . June 15, 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
17. http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=100940 Azerbaijan’s President issues orders to award employees of Ganja State University
18. http://www.news.az/articles/7656 Azerfon employee is awarded with the Taraggi medal
19. Web site: A group of persons were awarded for their merits in the development of the Azerbaijani diaspora. APA Information Agency, APA. Holding. October 24, 2016.
20. Web site: Azərbaycan Respublikasında informasiya-kommunikasiya və kosmik sənaye sahələrində çalışan şəxslərin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı. İlham Əliyev. İlham Əliyev. February 6, 2014. president.az. az. https://web.archive.org/web/20170519115736/http://president.az/articles/10963. May 19, 2017. 19 May 2017.
21. Web site: On awarding people who have contributed to the socio-economic development of Sumgayit: Order Of The President Of The Republic Of Azerbaijan. 16 November 2009. 27 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20171111202653/http://www.e-qanun.az/framework/18676. 11 November 2017. live. Wayback Machine. Azerbaijani.
22. Web site: Mərkəzi Elmi Kitabxananın elmlər doktorları. science.gov.az. az. https://web.archive.org/web/20230219185324/https://science.gov.az/az/forms/doktora-nauk-tsentralnoy-nauchnoy-biblioteki/2112. 2023-02-19. live.