War_College_of_the_Azerbaijani_Armed_Forces
The Military Academy of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələrinin Hərbi Akademiyası, Russian: Военная Академия Вооруженных сил Азербайджанской Республики) translated into English as the War College of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces is an academic institution of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It is seniormost military academy of its kind in the military of Azerbaijan, training senior military officers and personnel to develop their military professions and their leadership skills. The War College was established by decree of President Heydar Aliyev on February 20, 1999, in order to provide an effective training courses for post-secondary military education. Students at the War College receive a two-year education which focuses on command positions and tactical or operational levels.[3][4] Lieutenant General Heydar Piriyev is one of the more recent and notable graduates of the war college and the current rector of the college.
