Tofik Ismailov (Azerbaijani: Tofiq İsmayılov Kazım oğlu; June 21, 1933 – November 20, 1991) was born in Baku, Azerbaijan and served as the first Secretary of State of Azerbaijan.
[1][2] He was killed in a helicopter which was shot down by Armenian forces near the Karakend village of Khojavend district in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan.
[3] Ismayilov's official burial was done at the Avenue of the Honored Ones Cemetery in Baku.
[2] A stadium in Baku, many schools and streets were named after him.
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