Mehman Abbas oglu Bakishov

He was born in 1959 in the village of Altiagac, Absheron District. In 2013, he was awarded the military rank of major general.

From 1981 to 1985, he was Head of the Storage Department at the Central Chemical Warehouse of the USSR Navy; in 1985, he was a senior engineer at the Military Representation of the USSR Ministry of Defense; and in 1990, he served as Head of the Main Military Representation of the USSR Ministry of Defense. In 1992, he became Deputy Chief of Staff of the Directorate of Armaments and Military Equipment of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan; from 1992 to 1993, he took part in the fighting in Karabakh.

From 1992 to 1994, he was Head of the Main Military Representations Department of the Defense Industry Directorate of the Ministry of Defense; from 1994 to 2019, he headed that directorate; and from 2019 to 2020, he served as adviser to the Minister of Defense Industry on military-technical cooperation. By Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated July 7, 2020, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense Industry.

From 1974 to 1976, he studied at the C. Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum. From 1976 to 1981, he earned a bachelor's degree in military engineering technology at the Caspian Higher Naval School. From 1990 to 1991, he studied at the Faculty of Leading Engineers of the Marshal Timoshenko Higher Military Academy, and from 2001 to 2002, he attended courses in “Strategic Studies and State Defense Management” at the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan.