Ibad Movsum oghlu Huseynov (Azerbaijani: İbad Mövsüm oğlu Hüseynov) is an Azerbaijani military man, scout, National Hero of Azerbaijan, and commander of the reconnaissance-sabotage group. In 1990–1994 he took part in the first Karabakh War.[1]
The National Hero of Azerbaijan, Intelligence Commander Ibad Huseynov spoke about one of his historical operations at the scene of the incident, in the village of Muganli.[2]
In 1988–1990 years served in the Soviet Army. While in the army he organized the uprising against the soviet leadership after Soviet aggression to Baku. Demanded to withdraw Russian troops from Baku and rejected to obey the soviet chain of command.
First Karabakh War
During the first Karabakh War Ibad Huseynov killed an Armenian soldier, who he claimed was the Armenian national hero Monte Melkonian, which is false.[3]
On October 22, 2012 General Talib Mammadov stated:[4]
"A man named Ibad Huseynov is trying to convince everyone that the man he killed in the action in the Muganli village was Monte Melkonian, but it is absolutely not the case. At the time, the intelligence collected and classified information and other material, confirming unequivocally the destruction of Melkonian on June 12, 1993 by soldiers of the Second Battalion, 708th infantry brigade during hard fighting for the village in the province. I do not doubt that Ibad Huseynov fought and killed the enemy, but it bears no relation to the destruction of Melkonian. At the same time, the arguments and "proofs" by Ibad Huseynov do not hold water and that fraud must be stopped. Actual participants in those events are alive and I am firmly convinced that they will have their say, and the fake will be exposed."
The "Honor" medal, created by New Turkey Strategic Research in 2015, was presented to İbad Hüseynov by the President of the New Turkey Strategic Research Center, former Minister of National Education and long-time MP Hasan Celal Gözal.
In 2016, the "Bouncer" medal was presented to Ibad Huseynov by the Azerbaijan Karabakh Public Union of War Disabled Persons, Veterans and Martyrs' Families.
The Veterans Organization of the Republic of Azerbaijan presented the "General Samad Bey Mehmandarov" medal to Ibad Huseynov in 2017.
Ibad Huseynov was awarded the "Superior Courage" medal established by the "World Avshars Association" at the "World Avshars" congress held in Adana, Turkey in April 2018. The medal was presented to the hero by the Mayor of the Metropolitan City.
In 2020, he was awarded the jubilee medal "100th anniversary of the state security and foreign intelligence services of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1919-2019)".