Lieutenant General Latif Mirzoevich Fayziyev[1] (Tajik: Латиф Мирзоевич Файзиев), also known by his persianized name Latifjon Mirzo Faizizoda,[2] is a lieutenant general in the armed forces of Tajikistan. From 2006 to 2014, he was the chief of the Tajik Mobile Forces. He is currently a Ministry of Defense Advisor (MoDA) and commander of the Dushanbe Military Garrison.[2]
Latif Fayziyev Латиф Файзиев | |
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| Birth name | Latif Mirzoevich Fayziyev |
| Born | 11 October 1957 Varzob, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Tajikistan |
| Service/ | Soviet Army Tajik Mobile Forces |
| Years of service | 1978- |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Tajik Mobile Forces (2006–2014) |
Career edit
After graduation in 1974, he worked in various repair shops in Samarkand. In 1979, he graduated from the Samarkand Higher Military Automobile Command School of the Soviet Army. Throughout the decade, he served in the Central Asian Military District and the limited contingent of the Soviet Army in Afghanistan. He also served as Deputy Chairman of the DOSAAF Committee in Leninabad beginning in the early 90s.
He served as Deputy Minister of Defence for logistics from 1997 to 2006. He was appointed to the post of Commander of Mobile Troops in 2006. During his tenure, he oversaw a drill with military units from Kyrgyzstan.[3] He is also has since 2006 been head of the Dushanbe Military Garrison. In this position, he commonly leads military parades on Dousti Square in honor of Independence Day[4][5][6] and Tajik National Army Day. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant general in February 2018.[2]
He has been awarded the following: Medal "For Sustainable Military Cooperation" (1999), Medal "For Military Service" (1991).
References edit
- ^ "Facebook". zh-tw.facebook.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Conferment of state awards and ranks to military servicemen | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". president.tj. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ John Pike. "Tajikistan - References". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Военным парадом 9 сентября будет командовать генерал-майор Файзиев". ИП «TJinform.com» (in Russian). Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Военным парадом 9 сентября будет командовать генерал-майор Латиф Файзиев | Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus".
- ^ "Площадь "Дусти" будут закрывать на ночь".
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