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The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Müdafiə Nazirliyi) is the Azerbaijani government ministry, associated with the Azerbaijani military. The ministry is responsible for keeping Azerbaijan defended against external threats, preserving its territorial integrity, waging war on behalf of Azerbaijan (for example the current Azerbaijani contribution to the War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq), and the surveillance of the Azerbaijani sector of Caspian Sea sea and airspace. The Minister of Defense is appointed and removed from the post by the Commander-in-chief of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, President of Azerbaijan.

The current Defense Minister is Safar Abiyev.

Ministers of Defense of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

#	Name	Photo	Term in office	Party affiliation
1	Khosrov bey Sultanov		May 27, 1918 — June 11, 1918[1]	Ittihad
2	Fatali Khan Khoyski		November 7, 1918 — December 25, 1918	No Party Affiliation
3	Samad bey Mehmandarov		December 25, 1918 — April 28, 1920	No Party Affiliation

Heads of Military Department of Azerbaijan SSR

People's Commissars for Military and Naval Affairs of Azerbaijan SSR

This section requires expansion.

(the list is incomplete)

#	Name	Photo	Term in office	Party affiliation
1	Chingiz Ildyrym		April 28, 1920 — June 1920	Communist Party
2	Aliheydar Garayev		June 1920

Azerbaijan Republic

#	Name[2][3]	Photo	Term in office	Party affiliation
1	Valeh Barshadly		September 5, 1991 — December 11, 1991[4][5]
2	Tajeddin Mehdiyev		December 11, 1991 — January (officially Feb. 17) 1992[6]
Acting	Shahin Musayev		February 17, 1992 — February 24, 1992
3	Tahir Aliyev		February 24, 1992[7] — March 16, 1992[8]
4	Rahim Gaziyev		March 17, 1992[9] — February 20, 1993[10]	Popular Front of Azerbaijan
5	Dadash Rzayev		February 20, 1993 — June 17, 1993
Acting	Safar Abiyev		June 17, 1993[11] — August 1993	New Azerbaijan Party
Acting	Vahid Musayev		August 1993 — August 25, 1993[12]
6	Mammadrafi Mammadov		September 2, 1993[13] — February 6, 1995[14]
7	Safar Abiyev		from February 6, 1995[15]	New Azerbaijan Party

See also

• Azerbaijani Armed Forces
• Military history of Azerbaijan
• Cabinet of Azerbaijan

References

• Azerbaijani Army being reformed according to NATO standards

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