President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on conferring higher military ranks to servicemen of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Axar.az reports that according to the order, 6 colonels were promoted to the rank of major general. One of them is medical service colonel Firudin Isakhan oglu Nabiyev.

Others are Colonel Nijat Kamandar oglu Garayev, Colonel Akif Samander oglu Pirverdiyev, Colonel Zaur Zeynalabdul oglu Rustamov, Colonel Eldaniz Telman oglu Yahyayev and Colonel Zaur Ilham oglu Zeynalov.

Firudin Nabiyev, who was awarded the military rank of "Major General of Medical Service", is the head of the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Defense.

Eldaniz Yahyayev, who received the rank of Major General, is the head of the service. He is the head of the Food Service of the Rear Front Office of the Main Logistics Department of the Ministry of Defense.

Zaur Zeynalov, 46, who rose to the rank of Major General, is a member of the Special Forces. He took part in the April battles and the Patriotic War. Zeynalov was awarded the honorary title of Hero of the Patriotic War, medals "For the liberation of Jabrayil", "For the liberation of Shusha", "For the liberation of Kalbajar".

47-year-old Zaur Rustamov, who was awarded the rank of Major General, was born in Ismayilli. An officer of the Azerbaijani Air Force, Rustamov also received military training in Turkey. He was one of the first national military pilots to return to Azerbaijan in 1996. He led the pilots in the parade dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani Army and the November 8 Victory Parade.

He took part in the April wars and the Patriotic War. He was awarded the Karabakh Order, the medals "For the Motherland", "For the release of Jabrayil", "For the release of Fuzuli", "For the liberation of Agdam".