[1] Yusif Aliyev was born on 2 December 1969, in the Gobustan settlement of Baku.
Aliyev was drafted to the Soviet Army in 1988 and completed his military service in the city of Sverdlovsk.
Yusif Aliyev had his first battle in February 1991 in Goranboy District.
Armed Armenian soldiers attacked the villages of Buzluk, Manashli and Erkach.
[1] Yusif Aliyev was posthumously awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan" by Presidential Decree No.