Ismat Gayibov

Ismat Gayibov
Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan
Personal details
Born 1942
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Died November 20, 1991
Karakend, Khojavend, Azerbaijan

Ismat Ismayil oglu Gayibov (Azerbaijani: Ismət Qayıbov Ismail oğlu) (born in 1942 in Ganja, Azerbaijan) was the Public Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan.[1][2]

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 of the crash.[3] However, Gayibov's body was not found at the site of the crash. It was alleged that he was taken hostage by Armenians and went missing.[4]

Gayibov's official burial was done at the Avenue of the Honored Ones Cemetery in Baku.[2] A stadium in Baku, an oil tanker, many schools and streets were 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. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "BURIED IN THE HONORARY CEMETERY". 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.
  4. ↑ "MƏDƏNİYYƏT" [CULTURE] (in Azerbaijani). Bizim Esr. Retrieved 2010-04-16.


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