Shikar Shikarov

Shikar Shukur oglu Shikarov (3 December 1953, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR – 13 June 1992, Aghdara) was the military serviceman of Azerbaijan Armed Forces, Chief Colonel and warrior during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Early life and education Shikarov was born on 3 December 1953 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR. In 1971, he completed his secondary education at the Secondary School No. 46 in Baku. In the same year, he entered the Baku High School of Commanders of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. After completing his education in 1975, he started to work as a commander in one of the military units in Primorsky Krai.

In 1986, Shikarov was admitted to the M.V. Frunze Military Academy of the USSR Ministry of Defense. Following his graduation in 1989, he was appointed the Chief of the General Staff in one of the military units located in Luhansk, Ukraine.

In 1992, Shikarov led military operations in Goranboy District. On June 13, 1992, he was killed in one of the battles around Aghdara District.

He was buried at a Martyrs' Lane cemetery in Baku. A school in Syundi village of the Gobustan Rayon of Azerbaijan was named after him.