According to sea-news.az that today marks six years since the martyrdom of Azerbaijan’s National Hero, Major General of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, and Chief of Staff of the 3rd Army Corps, Polad Hashimov.
Polad Hashimov was born on January 2, 1975, in the village of Vandam, Gabala district. He began his military education by entering the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School in 1992, and in 2016, he earned a master’s degree from the Military Academy of the Armed Forces.
He was consistently distinguished for his bravery throughout his military service:
- First Karabakh War: He participated in the defense of the Marzili and Novruzlu villages of Aghdam, as well as in the Murovdag operation.
- April Battles (2016): He led the command of the battles in the direction of Tartar and the Talish heights. Although he was gifted an apartment by the state for his services, the General donated it to a martyr’s family.
- Rank of General: He was promoted to the rank of Major General in 2019. With this, he went down in history as the first general from Gabala since Ismail bey Qutqashinli, who lived in the 19th century.
Major General Polad Hashimov was heroically martyred on the front line on July 14, 2020, during intense border clashes in the direction of the Tovuz district. He is the first and only general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to have been martyred during military operations.
Polad Hashimov was laid to rest on July 15 at the Second Alley of Honor in Baku. By the decree of President Ilham Aliyev, he was posthumously awarded the title of “National Hero of Azerbaijan.” Currently, a street and a park in Baku bear his name.
