[1][2] He is a posthumous recipient of the National Hero of Azerbaijan, which he was awarded for his actions of valor during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Yunis Najafov was born in the Kalbajar District in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan on 31 August 1967.

[1] In 1991, Najafov voluntarily went to the Karabakh front in his home region of Nagorno-Karabakh, and was appointed commander of one of the Azerbaijani army units located there.

He participated in several battles during the war and distinguished himself in the defense of villages Karkicahan, Malibeyli, and the town of Shusha.

350 dated 7 December 1992 senior lieutenant Yunis Najafov was posthumously awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan".