Rail Rzayev
Rail Rzayev | |
|---|---|
| Commander of Azerbaijani Air and Air Defense Forces | |
| In office 1993 – February 11, 2009 | |
| President | Heydar Aliyev Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Altay Mehdiyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1945 Salyan, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| Died | February 11, 2009 (aged 63) Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Azerbaijani Air Force |
| Years of service | 1966–2009 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant General Rail Rzayev (Azerbaijani: Rail Qurban oğlu Rzayev; March 10, 1945 – February 11, 2009) was the Commander of the Azerbaijani Air Force from shortly after Azerbaijan's independence in the early 1990s, to his death in 2009.