Murad Mirzayev was born on 31 March 1976 in Muğan Gəncəli village of Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan SSR.

[5] On the night from 1 to 2 April 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes took place along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding territories to the south.

Lieutenant colonel Murad Mirzayev died on 3 April during the battles near Talysh village.

[5][2] On 10 April the body of Murad Mirzayev with the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross was handed over to the Azerbaijani side.

[6] On 19 April 2016 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed orders on awarding honorary titles, orders and medals to a group of Azerbaijani military servicemen who "have distinguished exceptional bravery and heroism while preventing the Armenian military provocations on the contact line of troops and repelling the enemy's attacks on civilians from April 2 to 5".