Zakir Hasanov

Zakir Hasanov
Zakir Hasanov
Zakir Həsənov
	Hasanov in 2017
Minister of Defence
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 October 2013
President	Ilham Aliyev
Preceded by	Safar Abiyev
Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs
	In office; 17 January 2003 – 22 October 2013
President	Ilham Aliyev
Personal details
Born	6 June 1959 (age 64); Astara District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Jamshid Nakhchivanski Military Lyceum; Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School
Profession	Politician, Minister Of Defense
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Azerbaijan
Branch/service	Soviet Army; Azerbaijani Land Forces
Years of service	1980–present
Rank	Colonel General
Battles/wars	First Nagorno-Karabakh War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

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Zakir Asger oghlu Hasanov (Azerbaijani: Zakir Əsgər oğlu Həsənov; born 6 June 1959)^[1] is an Azerbaijani politician and colonel general who has been the Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan since 2013.

^ "Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan". Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2014.