19 Facts About Polad Hashimov

Polad Hashimov was awarded numerous honours during his military career, including jubilee and other medals.

Polad Hashimov commanded the Azerbaijani forces during the border clashes with Armenia in July 2020 and was killed on the morning of 14 July while fighting on the front-line in the Tovuz District of Azerbaijan.

Polad Hashimov's death sparked violent protests throughout the country calling for war with Armenia, a prelude to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, which began in September of the same year.

Polad Hashimov was awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan posthumously in December 2020.

Polad Hashimov is the first and only general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to be killed during battle.

Polad Hashimov's father, Israyil, was a metallurgist and worked at an aluminum plant in Sumgayit, first as an engineer, then as a shift supervisor and manager.

In July 1976, when Polad Hashimov was one and a half years old, his family moved to Sumgayit and settled in the city's 13th micro-district.

Polad Hashimov was admitted to secondary school No 28 in Sumgayit in 1982, and then to Secondary School No 33 after its construction in 1986.

In 1988, another educational institution, Secondary School No 34, named after Mikayil Mushfig, was built in the area and Polad Hashimov continued his education there graduating in 1992.

Polad Hashimov graduated in 1995 with a degree in motorised infantry.

In November 1992, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, Polad Hashimov, who was training with the 702nd Motorised Rifle Brigade, fought in the successful defence of the villages of Marzili and Novruzlu in the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan.

From 1995 to 2017, Polad Hashimov held various positions, from motorised rifle squadron commander to military unit commander.

Polad Hashimov was promoted to major in 2003, and to lieutenant colonel in 2009.

Polad Hashimov commanded the Azerbaijani forces stationed in Tartar District, and during night operations, his forces advanced towards Talish, capturing several strategic locations.

In 2017, Polad Hashimov was appointed Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the 3rd Army Corps.

Polad Hashimov is the first and only general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to be killed during military operations.

When Polad Hashimov's body was taken to his house in Sumgayit, a crowd of hundreds of people from different parts of the city gathered there chanting pro-army slogans.

Polad Hashimov was presented with an apartment for his services during the Four-Day War.

Polad Hashimov was declared a National Hero of Azerbaijan in December 2020, along with Ilgar Mirzayev and Ibad Huseynov, by the decree of President Aliyev.