Museyib Allahverdiyev

Museyib Abdulla oglu Allahverdiyev (; 5 May 1909 – 19 May 1979) was an Azerbaijani Red Army major and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Allahverdiyev was awarded the title for his leadership of his battalion during the Budapest Offensive. During the offensive, the battalion was reported to have destroyed 25 German tanks, killed up to 1200 soldiers, and captured 2200. Allahverdiyev left the army after the end of the war.

Early life and Interwar Allhaverdiyev was born on 5 May 1909 in Dağ Kəsəmən to a peasant family. He received lower secondary education and worked on the kolkhoz. In 1931, he volunteered for the Red Army. He served in the Azerbaijan Rifle Division named for Sergo Ordzhonikidze. In 1932, he became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1933, Allahverdiyev was sent to the Tbilisi Infantry School, from which he graduated in 1936. He then became a commissar in the army. He then fought in the Battles of Kharkov, the capture of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Nikolayev, Krivoy Rog, Kirovograd, and Chișinău. He became a battalion commander in the 119th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 40th Guards Rifle Division. In fall 1944 and early 1945, Allahverdiyev fought in the Budapest Offensive.

Postwar Allahverdiyev retired in 1946 with the rank of major. He died on 19 May 1969.

In the village of Dağ Kəsəmən a bust of Allahverdiyev was constructed.