Born June 21, 1933
Baku, Azerbaijan ( 1933-06-21 ) Died 20 November 1991, Karakend | ||
Tofig Ismayilov Kazym oglu (Azerbaijani: Tofiq İsmayılov Kazım oğlu June 21, 1933 - November 20, 1991) was born in Baku, Azerbaijan and served as the first Secretary of State of Azerbaijan.
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.
Ismayilov's official burial was done at the Avenue of the Honored Ones Cemetery in Baku. A stadium in Baku, many schools and streets were named after him.
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