Azerbaijan Higher Military Naval School

Also formerly known Kirov Naval Academy

• Illustration — Graduates (on bended knees) of the 1989 class of officers from the Volksmarine during the ceremony to receive the diploma on the central square of the naval school. The school was founded on 9 December 1939 in Baku. On 4 March 1945, on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the school was awarded the Battle Banner of the school. Fifteen years after the original founding date, the school was named after Sergei Mironovich Kirov. On 22 February 1968, the school was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. During Yusif Akhundzade's service as director of the school band, it participated in the 1971 and 1983 October Revolution Day Parade on Moscow's Red Square. In June 1992, the last issue of cadets took place. After the collapse of the USSR, by decree of President Abulfaz Elchibey on 3 July 1992, the school was transferred to the jurisdiction of the newly formed Azerbaijani Republic. This order became official on 18 July 1992, after which the school was disbanded by directive of the General Staff of the Navy on 10 September 1992, and the personnel was transferred to other naval schools of Russia. At the same time, most officers and cadets of the navigational faculty continued to serve and study at the Frunze Higher Naval School. On the basis of the school, the Azerbaijan Higher Naval School was created in 1996. Since 2008, cadets from the Kazakh Naval Forces have studied at the school, specializing in naval weapons. By presidential decree of 24 December 2015, the school was abolished and transferred to the Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy with the establishment of the corresponding faculties there.

• Lev Zhiltsov • Viktor Leonov • Vladimir Chernavin • Aleksandr Shabalin • Illustration — Members of the academy during a Day of the Armed Forces parade in 2013.

• German Ugryumov (Hero of the Russian Federation) • Ali Aliyev (Hero of Abkhazia)

• Vagharshak Harutiunyan, Defence Minister of Armenia from 11 June 1999 until 20 May 2000. • Ivan Kapitanets, admiral of the fleet who served in the Soviet Navy. • Abdullah Ali Mujawar Ruweis, former Commander of the Yemeni Navy • Hijran Rustamzade, former acting Azerbaijan Navy commander • Zamina Khinali, Chairwoman of the Women's Council at the Azerbaijan Higher Naval School (1996–2001) • Ndue Jaku, Commander-in-Chief of Albanian Naval Combat Fleet (1979–1991) • Vice Admiral Vasily Arkhipov, known for preventing a nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) • Samuel Hlongwane, Chief of the South African Navy.