Ismat Gayibov

Ismat Gayibov
Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Personal details
Born8 October 1942
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Died20 November 1991(1991-11-20) (aged 49)
Karakend, Khojavend, Azerbaijan
SpouseLeyla Gayibova

Ismat Ismayil oglu Gayibov (Azerbaijani: Ismət Qayıbov Ismail oğlu) (1942–1991) was the Public Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan.

He was killed in a helicopter which was shot down by Armenian forces near the Karakend village of Khojavend district in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. There were no survivors among the 22 people on board the helicopter, which was carrying a peacekeeping mission team, with observers from Russia and Kazakhstan, government officials of Azerbaijan and television journalists.

Gayibov's official burial was done at the Avenue of the Honored Ones Cemetery in Baku. A stadium in Baku, an oil tanker, many schools and streets are named after him.

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References

  1. ↑ "Azerbaijan Association. 17 year passes since "Mi-8" military helicopter was shot in Garakand sky – complete list of the perished people". November 21, 2008. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "BURIED IN THE HONORARY CEMETERY". Archived from the original on December 18, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  3. ↑ Roman Glebov (1991-11-25). "Республики. В Азербайджане сбит вертолет с VIP на борту" [Republics. A helicopter with VIP on board has been shot down in Azerbaijan.] (in Russian). Kommersant. Retrieved 2010-04-16.