Tofik Ismailov

Tofik Ismailov
Secretary of State of Azerbaijan
In office
September 1991  November 20, 1991
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byMidhat Abasov
Personal details
Born(1933-06-21)June 21, 1933
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
DiedNovember 20, 1991(1991-11-20) (aged 58)
Karakend, Khojavend, Azerbaijan
SpouseLala Ismailova
RelationsKazim Ismayilov

Tofik Ismailov (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.