Who are the officers promoted to top military ranks?

Four Defense Ministry servicemen have been awarded senior military ranks under an order signed by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

"Operativ Məlumat Mərkəzi-OMM" reports that, under the order, Major General Zaur Zeynalabdul oglu Rustamov was promoted to lieutenant general, while Colonels Elnur Ali oglu Alasgarli, Hikmat Rovshan oglu Aliyev and Telman Asgar oglu Huseynov were promoted to major general.

Who are the officers promoted to the senior ranks?

Zaur Rustamov is a prominent officer in Azerbaijan’s military aviation. He was born in 1975 in Ismayilli district. He studied military aviation in Türkiye and was among the first Azerbaijani military pilots to return to the country in 1996.

He led the aviation units’ displays at the military parade marking the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani Army in 2018 and at the Victory Parade held in Baku in 2020. In 2022, during the TEKNOFEST festival in Baku, he flew a MiG-29 fighter jet alongside Selcuk Bayraktar.

In 2024, Rustamov was appointed deputy commander of the Air Force and Air Combat Commander. He has received the “Garabagh” Order and other state awards. Promoted to major general in 2022, he has now been elevated to lieutenant general.

Elnur Alasgarli is also an officer who has received state awards. On June 25, 2024, he was awarded the “For Military Service” medal by an order of President Ilham Aliyev. He held the rank of colonel at the time and has now been promoted to major general.

Hikmat Aliyev is among the servicemen awarded after the Patriotic War. Under a presidential order dated December 9, 2020, he received the “For the Fatherland” medal. Serving as a lieutenant colonel at the time, Hikmat Aliyev was later promoted to colonel. The new order promotes him to major general.

Telman Huseynov received the “For Bravery” medal in 2016. He held the rank of lieutenant colonel at the time and was serving as a colonel by 2020. After the Patriotic War, he was awarded the medal “For the Liberation of Fuzuli.” The new order also promotes Telman Huseynov to major general.