Habibullah Huseynov (Russian: Габибулла Ейнуллаевич Гусейнов; 10 October 1910 – 16 April 1945) was an Iranian Azerbaijani Red Army colonel and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union.

He was released months later and became an anti-aircraft artillery battalion commander, serving in this role during World War II.

After his unit, part of the 13th Rifle Division, was encircled in western Belarus after the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa, Huseynov led the remnants of his command in a breakout.

He graduated from the Transcaucasian Infantry School in June 1932[2] and from the Artillery Commanders Refresher Courses in Baku in September.

In September Huseynov became a platoon commander in the 193rd Artillery Regiment of the Red Banner Caucasus Army, based in Baku.

He spent several months in prison and was released and restored to the Red Army at the end of the year.

In February 1940, Huseynov became commander of the 312th Separate Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion of the 13th Rifle Division in the Western Special Military District at Zambrów.

In December the regiment became part of the 4th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division of the Reserve of the Supreme High Command.

The regiment participated in Operation Little Saturn and the Millerovo-Voroshilovgrad Offensive, during which it was attached to the 24th Tank Corps.

From 16 December to 10 January 1943 the regiment's gunners reportedly shot down 21 aircraft, destroyed three tanks and killed numerous German soldiers.

During the East Prussian Offensive between January and April 1945, the division provided anti-aircraft cover for military units.

[5] During the Samland Offensive in April, the division advanced its guns to provide fire support to the infantry.

On 29 June 1945, he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin.