Samad bey Rafibeyli

Samad bey Mashadi bey oghlu Rafibeyli (Azerbaijani: Səməd bəy Məşədi bəy oğlu Rəfibəyli) Azerbaijani and Turkish military leader, lieutenant colonel of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, major general (1948) of the Turkish Republic.

In May–July 1918, when the Caucasus Islamic Army was formed under the command of Lieutenant General Nuri Pasha, the Azerbaijani Special Corps was also included in this union.

On August 13, by order of Nuri Pasha, the Separate Azerbaijan Corps, as an independent unit, was disbanded,[3] stabskapitän Rafibekov was temporarily sent to the disposal of the Commissioner of Railways.

[5] On February 3, 1919, Rafibekli was appointed acting senior adjutant of the headquarters of the 1st infantry division stationed in Aghdam.

[6]June 25, 1919, he promoted to captain for service[7] and soon on August 26 was appointed commander of the newly formed Lankaran Reserve Battalion.

From the order for the military department number 373: The captain of the I infantry Jevanshir regiment Rafibekli was appointed commander of the newly formed Lankaran Reserve Battalion.

From the order of the Acting Minister of War, General of Artillery Aliagha Shikhlinski: Announcing this, - on behalf of the service, I bring my sincere gratitude to Lieutenant Colonel Rafibekov for his honest and selfless service, I am sure that in the new place he will prove to be quite worthy of the trust that he deservedly enjoys at the present time and will quickly put the Jevanshir regiment to its due height.

[10] After the invasion of Azerbaijan by Bolshevik troops in April 1920, Samed bey Rafibeyli took part in the Ganja uprising.

On July 1, 1920, he was appointed deputy commander of the Azerbaijani regiment as part of the Eastern Front of the Turkish army.

Baba Behbud , Samad bey Rafibeyli and Mammad Aghpolad while serving in the Turkish Army