Mubariz Ibrahimov

Azerbaijani Warrant Officer and National Hero of Azerbaijan

Mubariz Ibrahimov
Native name	Mübariz Ağakərim oğlu İbrahimov
Born	(1988-02-07)February 7, 1988 Əliabad, Bilasuvar Rayon, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died	June 18, 2010(2010-06-18) (aged 22) Çaylı, Tartar Rayon, Azerbaijan
Allegiance	Azerbaijan
Service/branch	Azerbaijani Land Forces
Years of service	2007–2010
Rank	Warrant Officer
Commands held	Aghdam Detachment
Battles/wars	2010 Mardakert skirmish
Awards	National Hero of Azerbaijan 2010

Mubariz Aghakerim oğlu Ibrahimov (Azerbaijani: Mübariz Ağakərim oğlu İbrahimov; February 7, 1988 in Əliabad - June 18, 2010 in Çaylı) was an Azerbaijani Warrant Officer and National Hero of Azerbaijan.^[1]

Early years

Mubariz Ibrahimov, was born in Aliabad, Bilasuvar District. After completing his secondary education in 2005, Ibrahimov was conscripted to Azerbaijani Armed Forces serving from 2006 through 2007. In September 2009, he entered the courses for warrants, after which he served in Naftalan.^[2]

Death

At around 11.30 PM on June 18, 2010 Ibrahimov wrote a letter^[3] and started to move towards the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact without informing anyone in the unit he was serving in. With the darkness of the night and his camouflage, he passed through a kilometer (0.62 mi) mined area alone^[4]^{[full citation needed]} and raided the Armenian military outpost in the then-occupied Chayli village of Terter region.^[5]^[6] Here, Ibrahimov fought the Armenian forces for five hours using the ammunition at the military station and died around 5 AM.^[5] According to numerous sources, he killed 45^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] or 140^[11]^{[full citation needed]}^[12] Armenian soldiers. Vladimir Putin had said in a speech that Ibrahimov had fought and killed 135 Armenian soldiers.^[13] However, according to the Armenian Government, Ibrahimov killed 4 Armenian soldiers^[14] and injured 4.^[15]

Body

The body of Mubariz Ibrahimov remained under Armenian control for 141 days. The spokesman of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan Teymour Abdullayev alleged that "Armenia repeatedly claimed that the soldier's body is not in their hand and they even didn’t abstain to mislead the international organizations". On August 2, photos of Ibrahimov's body were placed on Internet by the Armenians.^[16] Azerbaijani authorities asked the ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross to mediate in returning Ibrahimov's body.^[17] Later the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Karekin II asked the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan to return the body to Azerbaijan.^[18] Finally the body was returned to Azerbaijan on November 6 following the agreement reached by presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Astrakhan in October 2010. Mubariz Ibrahimov was buried at the second Alley of Honor in Baku. The funeral was attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.^[19]^[20]

Legacy

On July 22, 2010, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree that conferred Ibrahimov with the status of national hero. The Cabinet of Ministers is empowered to ensure the naming of one of the secondary schools of Bilesuvar after Mubariz Ibrahimov and the executive powers of Bilesuvar are empowered to ensure the naming of one of the streets after Mubariz Ibrahimov.^[21] A documentary about his life was also proposed by MP Ganira Pashayeva.^[22] On 15 June 2011, a four-meter tall granite statue of Mubariz Ibrahimov sponsored by Central Bank of Azerbaijan was unveiled in front of school named after him.^[23]^[24]

An armada class tanker in Turkey also bears his name.^[25]^[26]

The 12.7X108 caliber Mubariz Istiglal sniper rifle is named after him.^[27]

He is also considered a National Hero in Turkey because of his bravery shown in battle. ^{[citation needed]}

Awards and fellowships

In 2011, he was named the Man of the Year by ANS Group of Companies.^[28]

In popular culture

The Turkish television series Sakarya Fırat has made several references to Ibrahimov.^[29]
A ship named Mubariz İbrahimov in fleet of Turkish oil shipping company Palmali Group of Companies.^[30]

References

^ Matthew Kent (2010-08-06). "Your Corner: Former U.S. soldier takes his beret off to Mubariz Ibrahimov". Today.az. Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
^ Leysan, Leyla. Герой Азербайджана Мубариз Ибрагимов: "Я буду идти против врагов до последнего" (in Russian). 1news.az. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
^ https://www.azadliq.org/a/2219084.html
^ International Crisis Group 2011, p. 3. sfn error: no target: CITEREFInternational_Crisis_Group2011 (help)
^ ^a ^b "Mübariz İbrahimov kimdir? - Yeni Akit". archive.md. 2022-05-29. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Azeris Demand Soldier's Body Return". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ https://archive.md/20220529114044/https://www.yeniakit.com.tr/biyografi/mubariz-ibrahimov
^ "Tarihin gördüğü en iyi savaşçılarından: Mübariz İbrahimov'un şehadet yıl dönümü - QHA - Kırım Haber Ajansı". www.qha.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Azerbaycan'ın milli kahramanı Mübariz İbrahimov'un şehit olduğu bölge işgalden kurtarıldı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Efsane kahraman Mubariz İbrahimov'un şehit olduğu karakol işgalden kurtarıldı". Yeniçağ Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ Karasıoğlu 2016, p. 108. sfn error: no target: CITEREFKarasıoğlu2016 (help)
^ "IBRAHIMOV Mubariz Aghakarim оghlu – ASSOCIATION FOR CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT IN AZERBAIJAN". Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Putin Mübariz İbrahimov haqda nə dedi". web.archive.org. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Documentary on Mubariz Ibrahimov's life to be made in Azerbaijan". news.am. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ https://www.yerkramas.org/2010/06/22/odin-iz-ranenyx-armyanskix-soldat-v-krajne-tyazhelom-sostoyanii/
^ "APA - Armenians show their hypocrisy placing Shahid Mubariz Ibrahimov…". archive.ph. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ "Azeris Demand Soldier's Body Return". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
^ "Гарегин II попросил президента aрмении посодействовать возращению тела азербайджанского диверсанта". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
^ "Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. More Armenian, Azerbaijani Bodies Exchanged". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
^ "TODAY.AZ Azerbaijani shahid servicemen Mubariz Ibrahimov and Farid Ahmadov buried". Archived from the original on 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
^ Posthumous award for Azerbaijani soldier Archived 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Documentary on National hero to be made at Azerbaijani deputy's initiative". news.az. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ "В Азербайджане открыт памятник Мубаризу Ибрагимову - ФОТО". 1news.az. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
^ "Открыт памятник Национальному герою Азербайджана Мубаризу Ибрагимову". Day.az. 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
^ "Palmali names its new tanker in honor of Azerbaijani national hero Mubariz Ibrahimov". Trend News Agency. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^ "Ship to be named after Azerbaijani soldier". news.az. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^ "APA - "Mubariz" sniper rifle, named after Mubariz Ibrahimov, likely to be included in Azerbaijani Army arsenal - PHOTO". Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
^ "'Thousands of soldiers want to repeat Mubariz Ibrahimov's heroism'". news.az. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
^ Agadadashev, Jafar. В популярном турецком сериала рассказали о героизме Мубариза Ибрагимова – ВИДЕО. 1News.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
^ "Mubariz İbrahimov gemisi denize indirildi". 2010-12-20.