# Ibad Huseynov

Ibad Movsum oghlu Huseynov (Azerbaijani: İbad Mövsüm oğlu Hüseynov) is an Azerbaijani military man, scout, National Hero of Azerbaijan, and commander of the reconnaissance-sabotage group. In 1990–1994 he took part in the first Karabakh War. The National Hero of Azerbaijan, Intelligence Commander Ibad Huseynov spoke about one of his historical operations at the scene of the incident, in the village of Muganli.

## Biography
### Early years and military service

Ibad Huseynov was born in 1970 in Khojavend, Azerbaijan.
In 1988–1990 years served in the Soviet Army. While in the army he organized the uprising against the soviet leadership after Soviet aggression to Baku. Demanded to withdraw Russian troops from Baku and rejected to obey the soviet chain of command.

### First Karabakh War

During the first Karabakh War Ibad Huseynov killed an Armenian soldier, who he claimed was the Armenian national hero Monte Melkonian, which is false.
On October 22, 2012 General Talib Mammadov stated:
   "A man named Ibad Huseynov is trying to convince everyone that the man he killed in the action in the Muganli village was Monte Melkonian, but it is absolutely not the case. At the time, the intelligence collected and classified information and other material, confirming unequivocally the destruction of Melkonian on June 12, 1993 by soldiers of the Second Battalion, 708th infantry brigade during hard fighting for the village in the province. I do not doubt that Ibad Huseynov fought and killed the enemy, but it bears no relation to the destruction of Melkonian. At the same time, the arguments and "proofs" by Ibad Huseynov do not hold water and that fraud must be stopped. Actual participants in those events are alive and I am firmly convinced that they will have their say, and the fake will be exposed."

## Awards

* In 1994 he was awarded “Azerbaijani Flag” order. On 9 December 2020, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev awarded Huseynov with the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan.
* The "Honor" medal, created by New Turkey Strategic Research in 2015, was presented to İbad Hüseynov by the President of the New Turkey Strategic Research Center, former Minister of National Education and long-time MP Hasan Celal Gözal.
* In 2016, the "Bouncer" medal was presented to Ibad Huseynov by the Azerbaijan Karabakh Public Union of War Disabled Persons, Veterans and Martyrs' Families.
* The Veterans Organization of the Republic of Azerbaijan presented the "General Samad Bey Mehmandarov" medal to Ibad Huseynov in 2017.
* Ibad Huseynov was awarded the "Superior Courage" medal established by the "World Avshars Association" at the "World Avshars" congress held in Adana, Turkey in April 2018. The medal was presented to the hero by the Mayor of the Metropolitan City.
* In 2020, he was awarded the jubilee medal "100th anniversary of the state security and foreign intelligence services of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1919-2019)".
* On December 9, 2020, he was awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan" by President Ilham Aliyev.
* In 2022, he was awarded the jubilee medal "15th Anniversary of the Ministry of Defense Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2005-2020)".

## Streets named by name

* A street in Ankara was named after İbad Hüseynov by Gölbaşı Municipality on 28 April 2015.
* On August 30, 2015, a park was given as a gift to İbad Hüseyinov by Şahin Bey Municipality in Gaziantep, where Turkey's Victory Day was celebrated.
* A street in Kırşehir was named after Ibad Huseynov by Kırşehir Municipality on 4 May 2017.
* In 2016, a street in Agcabadi, Azerbaijan was named after Ibad Huseynov.
* In 2017, a street in Absheron District was named after Ibad Huseynov.
* A street in Adana was named after İbad Hüseynov by Karataş Municipality on April 3, 2021.
* On October 18, 2022, the park named after Azerbaijani National Hero Ibad Huseynov was opened in Adana. A statue was erected in the middle of the park.
10.05.2024 Jubilee medal "100 years of Heydar Aliyev (1923-2023)"