Today is the birthday of National Hero Chingiz Mustafayev

Today is the birthday of the National Hero of Azerbaijan, TV reporter Chingiz Mustafayev.

Chingiz Mustafayev was born on August 29, 1960, in the Astrakhan region of Russia.

In 1964, he moved to Baku with his family. In 1983, he graduated from the Azerbaijan Medical University.

With the outbreak of hostilities in Karabakh, Ch. Mustafayev devoted himself entirely to war journalism. In 1991, he began working as a reporter at Azerbaijan State Television. His reports, revealing the full truth about Azerbaijan, which was under an information blockade at the time, were broadcast by leading Western agencies and TV channels.

Due to the censorship that existed on state television, Ch. Mustafayev created the "215 KL" studio, bringing something new to the Azerbaijani television landscape. The journalist became a public favorite thanks to his programs "215 KL Presents," "No One Will Be Forgotten," and "Face to Face."

Despite the real threat to his own life, he videotaped the aftermath of the Khojaly genocide perpetrated by Armenians on the night of February 25-26, 1992.

On June 15, 1992, during fierce fighting in Karabakh, Ch. Mustafayev was fatally wounded by a mine fragment while attempting to capture the advance of the Azerbaijani army. The reporter's camera continued filming at that moment.

He is buried in the Alley of Martyrs in Baku.

In 1993, Chingiz Mustafayev was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan.