The Minister of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan, Yaver Jamalov, died, a source close to the minister's family told to the national media. The information was confirmed in the Ministry of Defense Industry.
Jamalov headed the department in 2006, before that he had been the director general of the production association ‘Azneft’.
On the order of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, on October 16, 2009, Jamalov was awarded the Order Shohrat (Glory) for achievements in the economic development of the country.
The collective of the news agency Vestnik Kavkaza expresses condolences to the family, relatives and colleagues of Yaver Jamalov in connection with his death.
