Today is Shukur Gamidov's birthday

Today is the birthday of the deputy commander of the second corps of the Azerbaijani army, National Hero, Colonel Shukur Hamidov.

He became a martyr on October 22, 2020, in battles for the liberation of Gubadly. He was buried at the II Alley of Martyrs.

Sh.Hamidov was born on April 1, 1975, in the village of Armudlu in Gubadly district. In 1982, he went to the first grade of the secondary school in the village of Basharat in the same district. In 1993, he graduated from the Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum. In the same year, he entered the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School (BHCACS).

After the occupation of the Gubadly district by Armenians on August 31, 1993, the Hamidov family moved to Sumgayit, where they lived in a dormitory.

After completing his higher military education in 1995, by order of the Ministry of Defense, Sh.Hamidov was sent to the military units of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan stationed in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, where he served for 11 years.

From June 7, 1995, to June 22, 1999, he served as the commander of a motorized rifle platoon of the N-th military unit in Julfa.

Later, Sh.Hamidov was appointed deputy commander of the 2nd Army Corps of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

For excellence in the April 2016 battles during the liberation of the strategic height of Leleteppe in the direction of Jabrayil district, by the corresponding decree of President Ilham Aliyev, he was awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan.

On May 10, 2016, by order of Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov, Sh.Hamidov was awarded the extraordinary military rank of colonel while he was at positions in the direction of Leleteppe.

During the Patriotic War, which began on September 27, 2020, he participated in battles for Jabrayil, Fuzuli, and Gubadly.

Sh.Hamidov heroically died on October 22. He left behind two children.

By the corresponding decrees of President Ilham Aliyev, Shukur Hamidov was posthumously awarded the "Zafar" order, and medals "For the Motherland," "For the liberation of Fuzuli," "For the liberation of Jabrayil," and "For the liberation of Gubadly."