Maciej Sulkiewicz
| Maciej Sulkiewicz Мацей Аляксандравіч Сулькевіч Süleyman bəy Sulkeviç | |
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| Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces | |
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In office March 26, 1919 – December, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Habib Bey Salimov |
| Succeeded by | Abdulhamid Bey Gaytabashi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
06 Kiemiejšy, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Belarus) |
| Died |
July 15, 1920 (aged 55) Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
 Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1883 - 1920 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars |
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War |
Maciej (Suleyman bey) Sulkiewicz (Belarusian: Мацей Аляксандравіч Сулькевіч, Azerbaijani: Süleyman bəy Sulkeviç; 20 June 1865, Kiemiejšy, now Voranava District, Grodno Region, Belarus – 15 July 1920, Baku) was a lieutenant general of the Russian Empire, Prime Minister of Crimea (1918), and Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces in 1918-1920.
Born to parents of Lipka Tatar origin, he changed his name to Mohammad after settling in Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, but in Azerbaijan he is still known as Suleyman bey Sulkiewicz and Mammad bey Sulkiewicz.
He joined the Imperial Russian Army in 1883 and became an officer in 1886. He was promoted to major general in 1910 and to lieutenant general in 1915. Sulkiewicz participated in the Chinese expedition against the Boxers, in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. After the collapse of the Russian Empire Sulkiewicz formed the Crimean Regional Government as interim government in Crimea under the German occupying forces.[1] Prior to the loss of Crimea to White Russians, Sulkiewicz moved to Azerbaijan and became Chief of Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces of ADR on March 26, 1919.[2]
He was executed by the Bolsheviks, after the Bolshevik invasion of Azerbaijan in 1920.[1]
References
- 1 2 Vilayet (2006-12-02). "ПОЛЬСКИЕ ТАТАРЫ НА СЛУЖБЕ АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКОЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОСТИ" [Polish Tatars serving for Azerbaijani Statehood]. Baku: Zerkalo.
- ↑ Азербайджанская Демократическая Республика (1918 - 1920) Армия. (Документы и материалы) [Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. (1918-1920) The Army (Documents and collections)]. Baku: Archives. 1998. p. 86.