Karim Tofig oglu Valiyev

He was born on February 9, 1961, in Baku. He is a colonel general.

From 1982 to 1990, he served in the Armed Forces of the USSR as a cadet platoon commander, assistant and senior assistant to the head of the training department. Since 1992, he has served in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan as deputy head of the training department, brigade commander, deputy front commander, Deputy Minister of Defense for Combat Operations, military unit commander, head of the Military Scientific Center, and head of the Military Strategy Department for Defense Planning. He took part in combat operations for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

From May 14, 2014, he served as Deputy Minister of Defense for Personnel — Head of the Main Personnel Department, and from February 20, 2019, as Deputy Minister of Defense — Head of the Main Personnel Department. By Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Defense — Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army on July 23, 2021.

In 1982, he graduated with distinction from the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School. From 1990 to 1994, he studied by correspondence at the Frunze Military Academy.