The Commander of the Azerbaijani Navy (Azerbaijani: Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələrinin Komandanı) is the head of the Naval operations and the administrative head in the Azerbaijani Navy, and is under the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of Defence. The current Commander of the Navy is Rear Admiral Subhan Bekirov [az].
| Commander of the Navy | |
|---|---|
| Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələrinin Komandanı | |
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Incumbent | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Member of | General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces |
| Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
| Formation | 1991 |
| First holder | Rafig Asgarov |
| Deputy | Deputy commander of the Navy |
| No. | Portrait | Commander of the Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
| Asgarov, RafigCounter admiral Rafig Asgarov (born 1949) | 1991 | 1993 | 1–2 years | – |
| 2 |
| Yusifov, FuadCaptain 1st class Fuad Yusifov | 1993 | 1999 | 5–6 years | – |
| 3 |
| Sultanov, ShahinVice admiral Shahin Sultanov (born 1959) | 1999 | 11 March 2014 | 14–15 years | [1] |
| – |
| Mammadov, YunusCaptain 1st Rank Yunus Mammadov [az] Acting | 11 March 2014 | 31 March 2014 | 20 days | [1][2] |
| – |
| Mammadov, ShahinCaptain 2nd Rank Shahin Mammadov [az] | 15 May 2014 | 11 April 2016 | 1 year, 332 days | [3][4] |
| – |
| Rustamzade, HijranCaptain 1st Rank Hijran Rustamzade [az] (born 1960) Acting | 11 April 2016 | 25 January 2017 | 289 days | [5][6] [7] |
| 4 |
| Gumbetov, ZaurCaptain 1st Class Zaur Gumbetov [az] (born 1959) | 25 January 2017 | 29 June 2020 | 3 years, 156 days | [6][8] |
| 5 |
| Bekirov, SubhanRear admiral Subhan Bekirov [az] (born 1964) | 29 June 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 352 days | [8][9] |
![Zaur Gumbetov [az]](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caspiannavy_01_%28cropped%29.jpg)