Zulfi Hajiyev Saleh oglu (1935–1991) was Member of Azerbaijani Parliament

National Assembly of Azerbaijan

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 and Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

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 until his death on November 20, 1991.

Early years

Hajiyev was born in Bol’shaya Mazra village of Armenia in 1935. Until 1989, he has worked as the Chairman Executive Committee of Sumgayit, Chairman of Sumgayit Party Committee, Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers of Nakhchivan ASSR. In 1976, he was elected a deputy to the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan SSR, to remain a member of parliament until his death. In 1989, Hajiyev was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. During his term in office, he was also given responsibilities to preside over matters of Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh

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Death

Hajiyev was killed in a helicopter which was shot down by Armenian forces

1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown

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 on November 20, 1991 near the Karakend village of Khojavend district in Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh

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, Azerbaijan along with other high ranking officials from Azerbaijan, Russia and Kazakhstan. There were no survivors of the crash. Hajiyev was buried at the Honorary Cemetery

Fakhri Khiyaban

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in Baku

Baku

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Awards

For his work and contributions, Hajiyev had been awarded with Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Order of the Red Banner of Labour

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, Order of Friendship of Peoples

Order of Friendship of Peoples

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, Order of the Badge of Honour. He was also given a title of Merited Engineer of Republic of Azerbaijan.
One of the main streets, a company he had worked for in the past and one of fifteen schools he had built in Sumgayit, and an Azerbaijani oil exploration ship were given his name.