Hokuma Aliyeva
Hokuma Aliyeva | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1991 |
| Died | 25 December 2024 (aged 33) Aktau, Kazakhstan |
| Resting place | II Alley of Honor, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Occupation | Flight attendant |
Hokuma Aliyeva (8 August 1991 – 25 December 2024) was an Azerbaijani flight attendant who was recognised as a National Hero of Azerbaijan.
Early life and education
[edit]Hokuma Aliyeva was born on 8 August 1991, in Susuzluq, in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan SSR, USSR. In 1993, due to the occupation of their village by Armenian forces, her family temporarily settled in Qaradamirchi village of the Barda District. In 1996 they moved to Russia, living in the Volgograd region for some time. Hokuma attended School No. 178 in the city from the 1st to the 6th grade. Later, her family moved to Ganja, Azerbaijan, where she continued her education. She graduated from Secondary School No. 30 named after V. Veyselov in Ganja and scored 612 points in university entrance exams, gaining admission to the Faculty of Law at Baku State University.[1]
Career
[edit]Hokuma Aliyeva pursued her education further in the master's and doctoral programs. According to her father, Jalil Aliyev, she was in the final year of her doctoral studies.[2] In 2016, she started working as a translator for Azerbaijan Airlines. Later, she continued her career as a flight attendant, performing her duties with great diligence. In the following years, she planned to transition to practicing as a lawyer.[1]
Death
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Aliyeva was one of the crew members who were killed in the plane crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 on 25 December 2024. She was 33. Aliyeva was serving as a flight attendant on the AZAL aircraft that crashed near Aktau International Airport, Aktau, Kazakhstan.[3][4] Aliyeva spent her final moments calming passengers.[5] Hokuma Aliyeva was buried on 29 December 2024, at the II Alley of Honor.[6]
Awards
[edit]On 29 December 2024, by the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Hokuma Aliyeva was posthumously awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan".[7][8]
See also
[edit]- Igor Kshnyakin, pilot who died in the same accident
- Aleksandr Kalyaninov, pilot who died in the same accident
References
[edit]- ^ a b "AZAL crash victim Hokuma Aliyeva's mother:". Apa.az. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Father of deceased flight attendant Hokuma Aliyeva: 'Proud of my daughter'". Report News Agency. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Bagirova, Naila (26 December 2024). "Russian air-defense system downed Azerbaijan plane, sources say". Reuters.com.
- ^ Fouda, Malek (25 December 2024). "Russian air defence missile incident emerges as likely cause of Azerbaijan Airlines crash". www.euronews.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Barabas, Peter. "As more details over Azerbaijan Airlines crash emerge, pilots and crew are hailed as heroes". www.euronews.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Crew members who died in plane crash buried in 2nd Alley of Honor". Report News Agency. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Təyyarə qəzasında həlak olan ekipaj üzvlərinə Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanı adı verilib" [Crew members killed in plane crash awarded National Heroes of Azerbaijan]. Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ ""Azərbaycan Hava Yolları" Qapalı Səhmdar Cəmiyyətinə məxsus "Embraer 190" tipli sərnişin təyyarəsi Bakı–Qroznı (Rusiya Federasiyası) reysini yerinə yetirərkən baş vermiş qəza zamanı yüksək peşəkarlıq və şücaət göstərmiş şəxslərin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı" [Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on awarding persons who demonstrated high professionalism and bravery during the accident that occurred when the Embraer 190 passenger aircraft belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC was performing the Baku-Grozny (Russian Federation) flight] (in Azerbaijani). 29 December 2024. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.