Commander of the Air Force | |
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Hərbi Hava Qüvvələri Komandanı | |
since 14 May 2014 | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
Formation | 1993 |
First holder | Rail Rzayev |
Deputy | Deputy commander of the Air Force |
The Commander of the Azerbaijani Air Force (Azerbaijani: Hərbi Hava Qüvvələri Komandanı) is the head of the aviation and the administrative head in the Azerbaijani Air Force, and is under the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of Defence. The current Commander of the Air Force is Lieutenant General Ramiz Tahirov.
No. | Portrait | Chief of the Azerbaijani Air Force | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Rail Rzayev (1945–2009) | Lieutenant general1993 | 11 February 2009 † | 15–16 years | . | |
2 | Altay Mehdiyev | Major general12 May 2009 | 18 November 2013 | 4 years, 190 days | [1] | |
3 | Ramiz Tahirov | Lieutenant general14 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 195 days | [2] |