Samir Safarov

Samir Eldar oglu Safarov (; 2 January 1979) is an Azerbaijani military officer, lieutenant colonel serving in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He fought in the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes and 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Early life Samir Eldar oglu Safarov was born on 2 January 1979, in Yeni Daşkənd, Barda District of the Azerbaijani SSR, then Soviet Union. He entered Yeni Daşkənd secondary school in 1985, and graduated from it in 1995. Safarov was admitted to the Baku Higher Naval Academy in 1996. He graduated from it on 24 June 2000, with a degree in socio-political psychology. When Safarov graduated from the academy, he was also awarded with the rank of lieutenant. Safarov, despite being discharged from the armed forces in 2018, voluntarily appealed to the military commissariat on 27 September to serve on the frontline during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. In early October 2020, he began to serve as an officer, and took part in the Aras Valley campaign and Lachin offensive. He was then transferred to Shusha, and fought during the three-day battle over the city's control.