Saydulla Madaminov

Saydulla Abdukuddusovich Madaminov is a retired Uzbek colonel who has served as the 4th Commander of the Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces from 2001 to 2003.
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== Biography ==
===Soviet military service===
Saydulla studied at the Yeisk Higher Military Aviation Institute (EVVAUL) from 1974 till 1978. 
Upon graduation he was sent to the Transbaikal Military District where he joined the 23rd Air Army, first at Step (air base), and then at Dzhida (air base) in 1980. In 1982, he was promoted to Flight commander.
In 1983, he got transferred to Brand-Briesen Airfield in East Germany to join the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. By 1987, he rose to become a Squadron leader.
From late 1988 till mid-1991, he studied an additional military degree at the Gagarin Air Force Academy in Monino. Upon accomplishing his second tertiary qualification, he was sent to continue his Soviet military service at the Turkestan Military District. In the summer of 1991, he arrived at the Karshi-Khanabad Air Base where he became the Chief of staff and the First Deputy to the Commander of the 735th Aviation Regiment.
===Uzbek military service===
Following the Collapse of the USSR, by 1993, the Soviet military authority have faded away in Uzbekistan. Saydulla was appointed the Commander of the 735th Aviation Regiment, which in August 1995 was renamed into the 60th Aviation Regiment of the newly formed Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces. The newly established Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan military was rearranged. Karshi-Khanabad Air Base by far became the largest air force base in the country. 
In the mid-90s, the Uzbek Air Force became embroiled in the Tajikistani Civil War where Colonel Madaminov personally carried out over 120 sorties targeting the Islamic terrorism. In the late 90s, he participated in military operations for neutralizing the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan fighters who had taken over some mountainous areas in the northern Surxondaryo Region and launched an Batken Conflict into the Batken Region and Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan.
In March 1999, the Ministry of Defense (Uzbekistan) transferred Saydulla to the capital Tashkent where he was promoted to the Deputy Commander of the Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces. In October 2001, by decree of the President Islam Karimov, Colonel Saydulla Madaminov was appointed the Commander of the Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces. He remained in that role until late 2003. After that, he was transferred to become a senior military advisor and inspector for the Ministry of Defense (Uzbekistan). In August 2007, he retired from the military.
===Later life===
After leaving the military, Saydulla transitioned to Civil aviation. From 2011 and 2013, he worked as a Yak 42 Captain (aviation) for Tulpar Air. He was initially based at Kazan Airport but later relocated to Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow. 
In 2014, Saydulla became the Deputy Head of Federal Service for Supervision of Transport for the North Caucasian Federal District. Working from the Mineralnye Vody Airport, he remained at that position until late 2021. After that, he fully retired from all aviation works and moved back to Uzbekistan.
===Statistics===
3rd, 2nd, 1st class of a military pilot. 'Pilot Sniper' badge.
Types of aircraft mastered: L-29, L-39 Albatros, MiG 15, MiG-17, MIG-23, Su-7, SU-17, SU-24, An-26, Yak 42.
Total flying time during the military service: 4072 hours.
Total flight hours in commercial aviation: 770.
Total number of flights throughout the entire career: 10274 flights.
Category:Uzbekistani military personnel