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The memory of the martyr's tankman marked in Surakhani

24 Oct 2018

On 24 October an event dedicated to the memory of Ahmed Mohbaliyev with "Flag of Azerbaijan"order   , who died during the battle for freedom of our lands, was held at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Surakhani district.

Participants of the event first visited the monument of national leader Heydar Aliyev in the region and acquainted with the Heydar Aliyev Center of Surakhani district.
At the beginning of the event, the memory of our sons and daughters, who were killed for the freedom of our country, was commemorated with a minute of silence. Head of the Surakhani District Executive Power Department, Barkhudar Barkhudarov, said that the former Soviet Army soldier Mohbaliyev Ahmed Suliddin oghlu returned to his native Azerbaijan on April 1, 1992, as an officer in the newly formed army of national army started operations at the frontline and showed heroic battles in the battles for Shusha, Lachin, Gubadli, Tartar and Aghdam districts.

Though he was severely wounded in battle three times, he returned to the front on June 25, 1993 and was martyred in the battles for the Golden-Kangarli village of Agdam region. He was awarded with the Order of the Azerbaijan Republic (after the death) with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 25 June 1994. It was emphasized that President Ilham Aliyev pays special attention and care to those who are killed for the freedom of our lands, their families, war invalids and participants. In the Garachukhur settlement of Surakhani district, there is a street named after Ahmad Mohbaliyev. One of the local programs to be implemented in the region is the overhaul of the martyrs' memorial complexes and construction of new ones. According to the program, 19 memorial complexes were reconstructed and new ones were erected in memory of 63 martyrs in the past period. Bayram Safarov, the head of the Shusha Region Executive Authority, the chairman of the Public Association of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, said that Armenians who have pursued a policy of genocide against the people of Azerbaijan have recently attacked our country of independence and Karabakh and its surrounding regions are the eyes of the world community. Thousands of our compatriots were brutally murdered, expelled from their homelands, and subjected to relentless torture. The sons and daughters of Azerbaijan went to the defense of the Motherland in the face of such a difficult political and economic crisis and wrote their names in the memory of their heroic heroism in the battle of the united fight with the Armenian armed forces. One of such fighters was Ahmed Mogbaliyev. The way of Ahmed Mohbalyev is an example for every young man. His dear memory will always live in the hearts of those who love Azerbaijan.

 Chairman of the Baku Mountain Jews Religious Community Milix Yevdayev, investigative journalist Lala Huseynova, ex-commander of the Sabail tank battalion Haji Azimov, President of the Dada Gordud Foundation Eldar Ismayilov and Ahmed Mohbaliyev's front speeches said today, the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan are among the 50 most powerful military forces in the world. At the beginning of April 2016, our army, which faced Armenia's next military provocation on the frontline, was attacking the occupiers and liberated two thousand hectares from the enemy in a short time. In May 2018, more than 11,000 hectares of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic were liberated from the enemy and the Yerevan-Gorus-Lachin road was taken into custody. Speaking about heroism of Ahmed Mohbaliyev, the speakers stressed that his dear memory lives in the hearts of every person and that heroism is an example for all young people.

The brother of Ahmed Mohbaliyev, Khalig Mohbaliyev, thanked President Ilham Aliyev on behalf of his family for the care and attention shown to the martyrs, their families, war invalids and participants for the freedom of the country.
At the event, the song dedicated to Ahmad Mohbaliyev was performed. At the end of the event, several people who were active in the patriotic education of young people, as well as the organizers of this event, were awarded with AHIK diplomas. The "Dede Gorgud" National Foundation and Ahmed Mohbaliyev were awarded with "Hazi Aslanov" order (after death) and his wife "Mehriban ana".