Elman Huseynov

Elman Huseynov oglu Suleyman  (Elman Süleyman oğlu Hüseynov; 28 February 1952, Azadkarakoyunlu, Tartar, Azerbaijan SSR – 14 January 1993, Azadkarakoyunlu, Tartar, Azerbaijan) was an Azerbaijani commander, National Hero of Azerbaijan.

Early life and education
Huseynov was born in Azadkarakoyunlu village of Tartar on February 28, 1952. He studied at Garagoyunlu village secondary school in 1958-1968. He was admitted to the Hydromelioration faculty of Azerbaijan State Polytechnics Institute in 1968 and graduated in 1973 with a degree in engineering. He served as lieutenant in Akalkalaki city of Georgia of in 1973-1975.

He studied at Baku Supreme Party School in 1980-1982. He worked as the Chairman of the People Control Committee of Tartar region in 1982-1985, the First Deputy Chairman of Tartar Region People's Deputies Executive Committee in 1985-1988, Chief of  the Tartarchay  Hydroxide Exploitation Office in 1988-1990 and then as an Instructor at the Regional Party Committee. He was elected to Regional Soviet several times.

He graduated from the National Economy Management Institute under the Cabinet of Ministers with Honors Diploma.

He was married, had three children.

Nagorno-Karabakh war
Although he worked at high level state positions, he applied to the Ministry of Defense regarding voluntarily establishment of the tabor for defense of Tartar in 1991; he was the Chief of Tartar Self-Defense Headquarters in September 1991, Commander of the territorial Self-Defense Battalion in November 1991. He took an active part in releasing of Aghdara and surrounding settlements from the Armenian soldiers. A number of soldiers of Armenian side were killed and their technical equipment were damaged as a result of the battle operations under his personal leadership.

He was injured at the battles twice. On January 14, 1993, he died in a battle around the village of Vank.

Honors
Elman Huseynov oglu Suleyman was posthumously awarded the honorary title of the "National Hero of Azerbaijan" under Presidential Decree No. 262, dated January 15, 1995.

He was buried in Garagoyunlu village of Tartar District. One of the streets in Tartar District and a museum were named after him.