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Saydulla Madaminov

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Saydulla Madaminov
4th Commander of Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces
Government of Uzbekistan
Personal details
Born
Saydulla Abdukuddusovich Madaminov

(1957-09-04) September 4, 1957 (age 67)
Osh, Kirghiz (Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Uniion)
NationalityUzbek
OccupationUzbekistan Airforce Commander
Awards
  • Medal For Distinction in Military Service
  • Shon-Sharaf Order
  • Medal Jasorat
Military service
Allegiance
  • USSR
  • Uzbekistan
Years of service1974-2007
RankColonel
CommandsUzbekistan AIr and Air Defense Forces
Battles/wars
  • Tajikistani Civil War
  • Batken Conflict

Saydulla Abdukuddusovich Madaminov is a retired Uzbek colonel who served as the 4th Commander of Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces from 2001 to 2003.[1]

Life and military service

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After graduation from Yeisk Higher Military Aviation Institute (EVVAUL), he went to Transbaikal Military District where he joined the 23rd Air Army, first at Step, and then at Dzhida.

In 1982, he was promoted to flight commander. Later in 1983, he got transferred to Brand-Briesen Airfield in East Germany to join the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. By 1987, he rose to squadron leader. In 1991, after accomplishing his second tertiary qualification at Gagarin Air Force Academy in Monino, he was sent to continue his Soviet military service at the Turkestan Military District.

In the summer of 1991, he arrived at the Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, where became the Chief of Staff and the First Deputy to the Commander of the 735th Aviation Regiment.[2] After the dissolution of the USSR, he was appointed the Commander of the 735th Aviation Regiment,[3][4] which in August 1995 was renamed the 60th Aviation Regiment of the newly formed Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces.

In the mid-90s, the Uzbek Air Force became embroiled in the Tajikistani Civil War where Colonel Madaminov carried out numerous sorties targeting the Islamic terrorism. In the late 90s, he participated in military operations for neutralizing the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan fighters who had taken over some mountainous areas in the northern Surxondaryo Region and later launched an incursion into the Batken and Osh regions of Kyrgyzstan.

In 1999, the Ministry of Defence transferred Saydulla Madaminov to the capital Tashkent where he was promoted to the Deputy Commander of the Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces.

In 2001, by decree of the President Islam Karimov, Colonel Saydulla Madaminov was appointed the Commander of the Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces. He remained in that role until late 2003.[5] After that, he was transferred to become a senior military advisor and inspector for the Ministry of Defence of Uzbekistan. In August 2007, he retired from the military.[6]

In 1994, he received his first state award of independent Uzbekistan, Zhasorat medal (Medal of Valor) and Shon-Sharaf Order.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "ВАТАНПАРВАР". ВАТАНПАРВАР. 1984-08-27. Retrieved 2024-05-15. [In connection with the 3rd anniversary of the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a large group of leading figures in agriculture, industry, science, literature, and culture have been honored with government awards. For the bravery and courage in the performance of military duty, ensuring national security and protection of public order in the republic medal "Zha-sorat" were awarded: Saydullah Abdukuddusovich Madaminov - commander of the aviation unit of the Ministry of Defense.]
  2. ^ "SOVIET ARMY". SOVIET ARMY. 1985-02-23. Retrieved 2024-05-15. [Personnel of the sniper detachments, as well as of the forward sections, calculations, crews commanded by Captain Madaminov S. A., Senior Lieutenant Amelin V. A., senior lieutenant Amelin V. G., Senior Lieutenant Pilipenko M. G., Sergeant Garkavy V. B., Sergeant Belyi V. V., to award a photograph at the monument to the Soviet Warrior-Liberator in Treptow Park.]
  3. ^ "SOVIET PATRIOT". SOVIET PATRIOT. 1985-04-28. Retrieved 2024-05-15. [The commander of one of the best air crews in the Air Force of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany is a communist military pilot 1st class, Guards Captain S. Madaminov. He was among the leading pilots in solving the combat training tasks of the flight tactical exercise.]
  4. ^ "RED STAR". RED STAR. 1998-02-04. Retrieved 2024-05-15. [The landing was, as the flight director recalled, perfect. This is how the crew led by the squadron's deputy commander, Guards Major Saydullah Madaminov, one of the unit's best aviators and a first class military pilot, completed the next combat training mission.]
  5. ^ Security Assistance, U.S. and International Historical Perspectives: Proceedings of the Combat Studies Institute 2006 Military History Symposium. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-087349-2.
  6. ^ "Узбекистан: Военные новости из Ташкента от А.Касымходжаева". centrasia.org. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  7. ^ "WATANPARVAR". WATANPARVAR. 2000-01-22. Retrieved 2024-05-15. [Full Chevalier of the "Shon Sharaf" order. Only eight years have passed since the formation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Even less to the orders and medals of our sovereign state. But what is remarkable is that last year, full of anxieties and hopes, the first full holders of the order "Shon-Sharaf" appeared. This event went somehow unnoticed by the general public, and in vain. After all, it is a testimony to the fact that the land of Uzbekistan has not run out of heroes, that it has sons capable of becoming famous no less than their heroic ancestors, known to the world for their wisdom and military valor. Today we would like to tell you about Colonel Saydullah Abdukuddusovich Madaminov, deputy commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, a combat pilot and a talented commander. Saydullah Abdukuddusovich received his first state award of independent Uzbekistan - "Zhasorat" medal back in 1994. At that time, I had an opportunity to visit the unit where he served...]
  8. ^ "WATANPARVAR". WATANPARVAR. 1994-08-27. Retrieved 2024-05-15. [In connection with the 3rd anniversary of the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a large group of leading figures in agriculture, industry, science, literature and culture have been honored with government awards. Including for the bravery and courage in the performance of military duty, ensuring national security and protection of public order in the republic medal "Zha-sorat" were awarded: Saydullah Abdukuddusovich Madaminov - commander of the aviation unit of the Ministry of Defense.]