Hikmat Mirzayev appointed Deputy Minister of Defense - OFFICIAL

Necmeddin Quluzade
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The Commander of the Special Forces of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Hikmat Mirzayev, has been appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defense following a presidential order, Report informs.

According to the order, Mirzayev will also hold the post of commander of the Land Forces.

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