Fakhraddin Najafov

Fakhraddin Valiyaddin oglu Najafov (Fəxrəddin Nəcəfov) (31 March 1967, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR - 4 September 1992, Çıldıran, Aghdara District, Azerbaijan) was the National Hero of Azerbaijan and warrior during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Early life and education
Najafov was born on 31 March 1967 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR. In 1984, he completed his secondary education at the Secondary School No. 19 in Baku. From 1985 through 1987, Najafov served in the Soviet Armed Forces.

Nagorno-Karabakh war
When Armenians attacked the territories of Azerbaijan, he voluntarily went to the front-line. In 1992, Najafov was appointed the commander of one of the military units in Agdam. On September 4, 1992, he was killed in a heavy battle around the village of Chyldyran of Aghdara Rayon of Azerbaijan.

Honors
Anvar Talish oglu Arazov was posthumously awarded the title of the "National Hero of Azerbaijan" by Presidential Decree dated 6 November 1992.

He was buried at a Martyrs' Lane cemetery in Baku. The secondary school No. 266 in Baku is named after him.