I. For bravery and courage, for suitably doing the duty before the Motherland during defense of the territorial integrity of the Azerbaijan Republic in the struggle against Armenian occupants, and, in particular, for saving peaceful population during Khojali genocide, to confer the rank of “National Hero of Azerbaijan” to the following persons:

1. Mamedov Movsum Shahin ogli – employee of Shusha city police department
2. Novruzov Alesker Khanlar ogli – fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
3. Rustamov Fizuli Salah ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
4. Salimov Araz Bahadur ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)

II. For distinction during defense the territorial integrity of the Azerbaijan Republic, defense of our land from Armenian occupants, saving of peaceful population during Khojali genocide to award the decoration “Banner of Azerbaijan” to the following persons:

1. Aslanov Bakhtiyar Gulu ogli – Khojali inhabitant
2. Veliyev Firdovsi Fazil ogli – serviceman (posthumous)
3. Guliyev Taleh Zekara ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
4. Azizov Ibrahim Nariman ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment
5. Aliyev Firidun Isa ogli - employee of Shusha city police department (posthumous)
6. Askerov Khazani Kerem ogli - employee of Shusha city police department (posthumous)
7. Mamedov Elman Djamal ogli – the head of the executive power in Khojali district
8. Mamedov Elbrus Azad ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment
9. Mamedov Khosrov Bilal ogli - fighter of Aghdam self-defense detachment (posthumous)
10. Radjabov Sarvar Mohammed ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment
11. Salimov Khagani Siyavush ogli - employee of Khojali city police department
12. Safiyev Elkhan Nasib ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
13. Usubov Aliyar Kamran ogli - employee of Khojali city police department (posthumous)
14. Hasanov Rovshan Gachay ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
15. Huseynov Murshud Samed ogli – Khojali inhabitant (posthumous)
16. Guliyev Natig Vilayeddin ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
17. Guliyeva Zohra Latif gizi - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
18. Abdulov Elmar Iskender ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
19. Aliyev Arif Khanlar ogli - employee of Khojali city police department (posthumous)
20. Aliyev Eldar Kerish ogli – Khojali inhabitant (posthumous)
21. Aliyev Abulfat Ali ogli – employee of line police detachment of Khojali airport (posthumous)
22. Aliyev Ilham Bakhadir ogli – Khojali inhabitant (posrhumous)
23. Aliyev Sarhan Islam ogli – employee of Khojali police detachment
24. Alimamedov Namig Shahmali ogli – fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
25. Alimamedov Faig Shahmali ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
26. Zeynalov Eldar Aslan ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
27. Imani Malik Agayar ogli – Khojali inhabitant (posthumous)
28. Iskenderov Ziyaddin Savalan ogli - employee of Aghdam police detachment (posthumous)
29. Ismailov Bahram Metleb ogli - employee of Khojali police detachment (posthumous)
30. Kerimov Firuz Samran ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
31. Mehtiyev Murad Shafa ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
32. Mehtiyev Fikret Buruzlu ogli - fighter of Kesalar self-defense detachment (posthumous)
33. Mehraliyev Ali Mursal ogli – Khojali inhabitant (posthumous)
34. Madatov Sadig Oktay ogli - employee of Khojali police detachment
35. Mamedov Razmik Suren ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
36. Mamedov Rasif Salman ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
37. Mamedov Sarvar Elmar ogli - fighter of Kesalar self-defense detachment (posthumous)
38. Maherramov Murad Jamil ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment
39. Muradov Shahid Latif ogli – employee of police detachment
40. Nagiyev Natik Ismail ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment
41. Nasirov Ramiz Kamal ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment
42. Rzayev Felmar Shahmar ogli – Khojali inhabitant
43. Rustamov Eldar Amir ogli – Khojali inhabitant (posthumous)
44. Usubov Zakir Kamran ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
45. Usubov Zahir Abilgazim ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment
46. Farzaliyev Janan Binnet ogli - employee of line police detachment of Khojali airport (posthumous)
47. Hagverdiyev Davud Meshti ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
48. Hajiyev Yashar Haji ogli – employee of Khojali police detachmennt
49. Hajiyev Rza Latif ogli - employee of line police detachment of Khojali airport
50. Hanifayev Bahman Salman ogli – Khojali inhabitant (posthumous)
51. Hasanov Yamen Kazim ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment
52. Hasanov Mehdi Ramil ogli – Khojali inhabitant (posthumous)
53. Hasanov Shohrat Usub ogli – Khojali inhabitant (posthumous)
54. Humbatov Hatam Gurban ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumos)
55. Huseynov Chingiz Usub ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
56. Shukurov Vagif Rasul ogli - fighter of Khojali self-defense detachment (posthumous)
57. Shukurov Murad Alish ogli – Khojali inhabitant

Heydar Aliyev
President of Republic of Azerbaijan

Baku city, February 25, 1997

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