Aghashirin Jafarov

Aghashirin Agamamed oglu Jafarov (; 10 July 1906–3 May 1984) was an Azerbaijani Red Army Starshina and a Hero of the Soviet Union. He was awarded the title on 1 November 1943 for his actions during the Battle of the Dnieper, where he was reported to have killed up to 300 German soldiers with his machine gun. He was discharged postwar and worked as chairman of a Kolkhoz.

Early life Jafarov was born on 10 July 1906 in Balıcallı to a peasant family. He joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1931. Jafarov received primary education and worked as a tractor driver on a Kolkhoz.

World War II Jafarov was drafted into the Red Army in October 1941.

Jafarov fought in the Donbass Strategic Offensive (August 1943). Near Taganrog, his squad repelled several German counterattacks and Jafarov reportedly led one of these. The squad reportedly killed more than a platoon of German soldiers, destroyed two machine guns, captured four machine guns, two light machine guns, and ammunition. On the next day his squad was surrounded. Jafarov reportedly organized a perimeter defense and killed 56 German soldiers. The squad broke out and rejoined the battalion.

Jafarov continued to serve with the division during the war. He fought in the Battle of Berlin. On 29 May 1945 he received the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class for his actions.

Postwar Jafarov was discharged with the rank of Starshina. He returned to Balıcallı and was kolkhoz chairman. He served on the village council in Neftchala District and also worked in the office of the Aznefterazvedka drilling trust. Jafarov died on 3 May 1984 and was buried in Neftçala.

A street in Neftçala was named for Jafarov.