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The Commander of the Azerbaijani Navy (Azerbaijani: Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələrinin Komandanı) is the head of the Naval operations and the administrative head in the Azerbaijani Navy, and is under the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of Defence. The current Commander of the Navy is Rear Admiral Subhan Bekirov [az].

List of commanders

No. Portrait Commander of the Navy Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Rafig Asgarov
Asgarov, RafigCounter admiral
Rafig Asgarov
(born 1949)		199119931–2 years–
2
Fuad Yusifov
Yusifov, FuadCaptain 1st class
Fuad Yusifov		199319995–6 years–
3
Shahin Sultanov
Sultanov, ShahinVice admiral
Shahin Sultanov
(born 1959)		199911 March 201414–15 years[1]
–
Yunus Mammadov [az]
Mammadov, YunusCaptain 1st Rank
Yunus Mammadov [az]
Acting		11 March 201431 March 201420 days[1][2]
–
Shahin Mammadov [az]
Mammadov, ShahinCaptain 2nd Rank
Shahin Mammadov [az]		15 May 201411 April 20161 year, 332 days[3][4]
–
Hijran Rustamzade [az]
Rustamzade, HijranCaptain 1st Rank
Hijran Rustamzade [az]
(born 1960)
Acting		11 April 201625 January 2017289 days[5][6]
[7]
4
Zaur Gumbetov [az]
Gumbetov, ZaurCaptain 1st Class
Zaur Gumbetov [az]
(born 1959)		25 January 201729 June 20203 years, 156 days[6][8]
5
Subhan Bekirov [az]
Bekirov, SubhanRear admiral
Subhan Bekirov [az]
(born 1964)		29 June 2020Incumbent3 years, 303 days[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Azerbaijani navy commander dismissed". trend.az. Baku, Azerbaijan. E.A. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Arrested another former senior official of the Ministry of Defense". Security Assistance Monitor. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Navy is announced". times.am. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Минобороны: новый и.о. командующего ВМС назначен в Азербайджане". ria.ru (in Russian). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Новый и.о. командующего ВМФ Азербайджана". haqqin.az (in Russian). 11 April 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Zaur Humbatov appointed Commander of Azerbaijani Naval Forces - PHOTO". report.az. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Azerbaijani Navy commander sent into retirement". kaspi.az/. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Назначен новый командующий ВМС Азербайджана". axar.az (in Russian). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Назначен командующий ВМС Азербайджана". armiya.az (in Russian). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander_of_the_Navy_(Azerbaijan)