| Orkhan Sultanov Orxan Sultanov | |
|---|---|
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| Chief of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 14, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | position was established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| Military service | |
| Rank | colonel general |
| Awards |  
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Orkhan Sadyar oghlu Sultanov (Azerbaijani language: Orxan Sedyar oğlu Sultanov, 1977) is the Chief of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, colonel general.
Biography[]
Orkhan Sultanov was born in 1977 in Baku. He previously worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. In 2007–2011, he served as First Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs of the Azerbaijani Embassy in the United Kingdom. After the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he worked at the Foreign Intelligence Department of the Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan.[1]
By the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated December 14, 2015, Orkhan Sultanov was appointed Chief of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[2]
Awards and ranks[]
Ranks[]
- Major General — March 17, 2016[3]
- Lieutenant General — March 27, 2019[4]
- Colonel General — December 7, 2020[4]
Awards[]
- 2nd degree "For service to the Fatherland" order — March 26, 2018[5][6]
- "Zafar" order
References[]
- ↑ "Xarici Kəşfiyyat Xidmətinin rəisi kimdir?". www.azadliq.info. https://www.azadliq.info/108465.html. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ↑ "O.S.Sultanovun Azərbaycan Respublikasının Xarici Kəşfiyyat Xidmətinin rəisi təyin edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425102254/https://president.az/articles/17158. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ↑ "O.S.Sultanova general-mayor ali hərbi rütbəsinin verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425102557/https://president.az/articles/18145. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "O.S.Sultanova general-polkovnik ali hərbi rütbəsinin verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". https://apa.az/az/daxili_siyaset/Xarici-Ksfiyyat-Xidmtinin-risin-general-polkovnik-ali-hrbi-rutbsi-verilib-618542.
- ↑ "Xarici Kəşfiyyat Xidmətinin rəisi təltif olundu". sputnik.az. https://sputnik.az/politics/20180326/414584715/orxan-sultanov-teltif-edildi.html. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ↑ "O.S.Sultanovun 2-ci dərəcəli "Vətənə xidmətə görə" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425102825/https://president.az/articles/27571. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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