Died in the afternoon on the eve of the military helicopter of the State Program and the “Employee of Nabiyev”, the colonel in the resignation of Elchin Fikret oglu Nabiyev.
During the Soviet Union, Elchin Nabiyev was the head of the General Staff of the Air Force and Air Force. The first and only Azerbaijanis, which has flown on the MIG-31 fighter. During the first Karabakh war, Nabiyev went to a volunteer to the Azerbaijani army.
later Nabiyev became an assault on Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters. He was directly involved in the preparation of successful military operations in the 44-day Patriotic War. Elchin Nabiyev was a professional specialist in the Azerbaijani army.
In connection with the 100th anniversary of the formation of the border troops of Azerbaijan and for the manifestation of professionalism in ensuring the protection of the state border, the preservation of the territorial integrity and the fulfillment of the tasks set before the border troops, E. Nabiyev by the order of President Ilham Aliyev was awarded the Terggy medal. As well as the medal “For military merit” – for merits in the preservation of independence and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, for the difference in the performance of official duties and tasks set before the military unit.