# List of generals of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Armed Forces

On May 28, 1918, Azerbaijan declared its independence. By the decision of the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic dated June 26, 1918, the Azerbaijani Special Corps was established with 5,000 personnel led by General Ali-Agha Shikhlinski. On July 11, military mobilization was announced by a government decree. All Muslim citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan born in 1894-1899 were called up for military service. Samad bey Mehmandarov was appointed Minister of War.

## List

These were the generals of the army:
| Number | Image | Name | Birth date | Birthplace | Death date | Death place | Activity |
| 1 | | Samad bey Mehmandarov | 16 October 1855 | Lenkoran (Lankaran), Lenkoran uezd, Elizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire | 12 February 1931 | Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union | General of the Artillery in the Imperial Russian Army and served as Minister of Defense of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. |
| 2 | | Ali-Agha Shikhlinski | 3 March 1863 | Aşağı Salahlı, Kazakh (Qazax), Kazakh uezd,Elizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire | 18 August 1943 | Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union | Lieutenant-general of the Russian imperial army, Deputy Minister of Defense and General of the Artillery of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and a Soviet military officer. |
| 3 | | Khosrov bey Sultanov | 10 May 1879 | Kürdhacı, Zangezur uezd, Elizavetpol Governorate Russian Empire | 7 January 1943 | Kars Turkey | General Governor of Karabakh and Minister of Defense of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic. |
| 4 | | Ibrahim agha Vekilov | 7 May 1853 | Kazakh (Qazax), Kazakh uezd, Elizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire | 2 June 1934 | Baku Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union | The first Azerbaijani specialist in topography, major-general, the first person in the Caucasus to be awarded the rank of major-general in military topography. |
| 5 | | Habib bey Salimov | 8 February 1881 | Erivan (Yerevan), Erivan uezd, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire | 30 December 1920 | Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic | The first Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. After occupation of Azerbaijan by Bolsheviks, Salimov was appointed Military Commissar to Nakhchivan. However, Salimov refused to work with Bolsheviks and was arrested on September 1, 1920. On December 30, 1920, he was executed by firing squad. |
| 6 | | Maciej Sulkiewicz | 20 June 1865 | Kiemiejšy, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Belarus) | 15 July 1920 | Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic | Lieutenant general in the Russian Empire, Prime Minister of Crimean Regional Government (1918), and Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces in 1918–20. He was executed by the Bolsheviks, after the Bolshevik invasion of Azerbaijan in 1920. |
| 7 | | Ibrahim bey Usubov | 6 March 1872 | Yukhary-Salakhly, Kazakh uezd, Elizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire | 30 December 1920 | Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic | Major General in Russian Imperial Army and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. |
| 8 | | Firudin bey Vazirov | 19 April 1850 | Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire | 30 June 1925 | Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union | Major-general in Russian Imperial Army and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. He was executed on June 30, 1925, in Baku. |
| 9 | | Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar | 1 May 1853 | Shusha, Shusha uezd, Shemakha Governorate, Russian Empire | 30 June 1920 | Ganja, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic | Prince of Persia's Qajar dynasty, Imperial Russian and Azerbaijani military commander, having the rank of Major-General. After the Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan and the suppression of the anti-Soviet uprising in Ganja, Mirza Kazim Qajar was arrested, and executed by the Bolsheviks in the Ganja. |
| 10 | | Sadykh bey Aghabeyov | 15 March 1865 | Goychay, Baku Governorate | 9 October 1944 | Lviv, Ukraine | General in the Russian Imperial Army and Azerbaijani politician in Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, founder and reformer of Azerbaijani Police, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Major General, Orientalist. |
| 11 | | Feyzulla Mirza Qajar | 15 December 1872 | Shusha, Shusha uezd, Elizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire | June 1920 | Boyuk Zira, Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic | Prince of Persia's Qajar dynasty and a decorated Imperial Russian and Azerbaijani military commander, having the rank of Major-General. In the Russian imperial army, he was the commander of the 1st Caucasian Native Cavalry Division, and the commander of Ganja garrison in the army of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. After the Sovietization of Azerbaijan and the suppression of the anti-Soviet uprising in Ganja, Feyzulla Mirza Qajar was arrested, taken to Baku and executed by the Bolsheviks on the island of Nargin. |
| 12 | First row, third from left | Amanullah Mirza Qajar | 8 January 1857 | Shusha, Shusha uezd, Elizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire | 1937 | Tehran, Iran | Prince Persia's Qajar dynasty and Imperial Russian and Azerbaijani military commander, obtaining the rank of Major General. |
| 13 | | Abdulhamid bey Gaytabashi | 1884 | Tiflis, Tiflis uezd, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire | 1920 | Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic | The last Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic before its occupation by the Red Army in April 1920. He was Major-general./ In June, 1920 he was executed by firing squad for his alleged role in Ganja revolt. |
| 14 | | Murad Giray bey Tlexas | 21 October 1874 | Yekaterinodar (Krasnodar), Yekaterinodarsky Otdel, Kuban Oblast, Russian Empire | 29 May 1920 | Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic | Major General of the Army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. He is originally a Circassian. He was executed by firing squad on May 29, 1918. |
| 15 | | Gennady Tarkhanov | 8 September 1854 | Russian Empire | [Unknown] | [Unknown] | head of the Engineering Department |