Abdulhamid bey Gaytabashi

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Abdulhamid bey Gaytabashi Əbdülhəmid bəy Qaytabaşı
Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
In office December 1919 – April 28, 1920
Preceded by	Mammad Bey Shulkevich
Succeeded by	office terminated
Personal details
Born	1884 (1884) Tiflis
Died	1920 (1921) (aged 36) Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR
Military service
Branch/service	Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Years of service	1908 - 1920
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	Armenian–Azerbaijani War

Abdulhamid Bey Sharif Bey oglu Gaytabashi (Azerbaijani: Əbdülhəmid bəy Şərif bəy oğlu Qaytabaşı; 1884 - June, 1920) was the last Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic before its occupation by the Red Army in April 1920.^[1]

He participated in World War I and was awarded the Order of Saint Anna 3rd Class, the Order of Saint Vladimir 4th Class, and the Order of Saint Anna 3rd Class for his bravery in battles. On August 20, 1918, he was assigned to the Caucasian Islamic Army headquarters. He took part in several battles for the liberation of Azerbaijan from Bolshevik-Dashnak occupation.

He was executed by firing squad for his support of the Ganja uprising against the Soviet occupation.