Tofik Ismailov
Tofik Ismailov (; June 21, 1933 – November 20, 1991) was born in Baku, Azerbaijan and served as the first Secretary of State of Azerbaijan. He was killed in a helicopter which was shot down by Armenian forces near the Karakend village of Khojavend district in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. There were no survivors of the crash. Ismayilov's official burial was done at the Avenue of the Honored Ones Cemetery in Baku. A stadium in Baku, many schools and streets were named after him. See also
1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown
Tofig Ismayilov Stadium

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Politicians from Baku
1933 births
1991 deaths
Political office-holders in Azerbaijan
Victims of aircraft shootdowns
Members of the Central Committee of the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union