Anvar Afandiyev
Anvar Afandiyev | |
|---|---|
| Ənvər Əfəndiyev | |
| Commander of the Azerbaijani Land Forces | |
| In office 23 July 2021 – 12 January 2024 | |
| President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Hikmat Mirzayev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1965 Qakh, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
| Branch/service | Azerbaijani Land Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | |
Anvar Afandiyev (Azerbaijani: Ənvər Zəkəriyyə oğlu Əfəndiyev) is an Azerbaijani military officer, serving as the lieutenant general in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He is the Commander of the Azerbaijani Land Forces and a Deputy Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan. He had taken part in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.