Suleyman Garayev
Suleyman Garayev was born on July 3, 1995, in the village of Galaghayin, Sabirabad district. He attended the M.A.Sabir secondary school in Sabirabad from 2001 to 2012. In 2012, he was admitted to the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), where he studied in the Faculty of Accounting and Auditing. After completing his higher education in 2016, he was conscripted into military service.
From 2016 to 2017, he served as a sniper in the Shahbuz district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. On September 27, 2020, he joined the Patriotic War launched by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to liberate the territories occupied by Armenia. On October 7, he heroically reached martyrdom while fighting for the liberation of the Aghdam district.
Suleyman Garayev was buried in his hometown of Galaghayin, Sabirabad district. He was posthumously awarded the 3rd Degree “For Service to the Homeland” Order, as well as the medals “For the Motherland” and “For the Liberation of Khojavend.”
