Tofig Ismayilov (politician)


Tofig Ismayilov Kazym oglu was born in Baku, Azerbaijan and served as the first Secretary of State of Azerbaijan.
He was killed in a helicopter which was shot down by Armenian forces near the Karakend village of Khojavend district in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. There were no survivors of the crash.
Ismayilov's official burial was done at the Avenue of the Honored Ones Cemetery in Baku. A stadium in Baku, many schools and streets were named after him.