Aliyar Aliyev

Aliyar Aliyev (Əliyar Yusif oğlu Əliyev) (14 December 1957, Qubadli District, Azerbaijan – 3 October 1992, Lachin, Azerbaijan) was an Azerbaijani officer, the National Hero of Azerbaijan, and the warrior of the Karabakh war.

Early life and education
Aliyar Aliyev was born on 14 December 1957 in Gazyan village of Qubadli District. In 1979, he graduated with honors from the Azerbaijan State Physical Culture and Sports Academy and worked as a sports teacher at Dondarli village secondary school in Qubadli District.

After completing his military service, Saransk State University invited him to work as a well-known specialist and Aliyar Aliyev worked for two years at this university. After the death of his father, he returned to Kazan, worked as a teacher at a secondary school. Since 1985 he had been elected the Chairman of the Council of Voluntary Society for Physical Culture and Sport.

Personal life
Aliyev was married and had three children.

Nagorno-Karabakh War
When the Karabakh war began, Aliyar Aliyev voluntarily joined the ranks of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. In the war, he was an organizer of a military operation. First, he was appointed the commander of the intelligence division of the battalion, and then the deputy commander of the battalion.

After the first Armenian rallies in Khankendi in February 1988, Azerbaijanis deported from Armenia and the first refugees were settled in Gubadly, Azerbaijan. In those years, Aliyar Aliyev was the leader of the Popular Movement in Qubadly and known as the leader of the democratic forces. In 1992, Aliyar Aliyev was appointed the Commander of the Battalion Intelligence Unit. Aliyar carried out military operations to strengthen the defensive line along the border with Kafan, Goris regions of Armenia and Hadrut district of Azerbaijan. After the occupation of Lachin district by the Armenians, Aliyev's battalion began an operation to liberate this area.

On October 3, 1992, Aliyar Aliyev was killed in a fight with Armenian soldiers in the battle on the Shurumbashi Upland of the Lachin district.

Memorial
Aliyar Aliyev was posthumously awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan" by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated November 10, 1992 No. 301.

His battalion and one of the streets in Baku were named after him.