Taraggi Medal

• Name — Taraggi "Tərəqqi" medalı • Image Upright — 0.6 • Presenter — President of Azerbaijan • Type — Individual Award • Eligibility — Azerbaijani government's civilian personnel, citizens and non-citizens, foreign civilians • Awarded For — Special contributions in the sphere of science, culture, literature, arts, public education and health, etc. • Status — Active • Clasps — 1 • Established — December 6, 1993. Decree No. 758 • Higher — For Services in the Rear in the Patriotic War Medal Medal for Courage The Taraggi Medal ("Progress Medal"; "Tərəqqi" medalı) – is the state award of Azerbaijan Republic. The award was created by Heydar Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on December 6, 1993 by the Decree No. 758. Recipients of the award include Leyla Aliyeva, the daughter of Azerbaijan's ruler Ilham Aliyev and granddaughter of former ruler Heydar Aliyev.

The Taraggi Medal is given to: • Citizens of Azerbaijan Republic • Foreign nationals and non-citizens of Azerbaijan Republic • People without citizenship The medal is given to distinguished persons for the following services: • Special contributions in the sphere of industry and agriculture; • Revelation and innovatory proposals of the great importance; • Special contributions in the sphere of science, culture, literature, arts, public education and health; • Special contributions on building and reconstruction of agricultural objects; • Productive activity in development of physical culture and sport. The medal also was given for particular merits. For example, from July 4, 2011 the medal was given to several persons in the sphere of development of Azerbaijani diaspora by Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan Republic. The Taraggi medal is pinned to the left side of the chest and if there are other medals or orders of Azerbaijan Republic the Taraggi medal is followed Medal for Courage.

• Leyla Aliyeva – the daughter of Azerbaijan's ruler Ilham Aliyev and granddaughter of former ruler Heydar Aliyev. • Ilkin Mammadov - Head of the International Relations Department of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan • Aziz Seyidov – lawyer, Justice of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan. • Tale Heydarov – chair of European-Azerbaijani Society • Erich Feigl – Austrian] writer, journalist, documentary film-maker and film producer • Rahid Alekberli – chief technical officer of Delta Telecom • Ramin Isayev • Elchin Safaraly-oghlu Babayev • Enes Cansever – Zaman Daily editor-in-chief • Iskandar Shirali – the head of Integrated Drilling Trust of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) • Said Irandoust • Seven representatives from the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society • Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action • Medical workers. • Employees of Azerbaijan National Library • Education workers of the Ganja State University • Teymur Hajiyev • German Zaharyaev – Azerbaijani born Russian billionaire • Rashad Nabiyev – chair of the board and chief executive officer of Azercosmos. • Namig Mammadov – Azerbaijani public figure, businessman and maecenas. • Shakir Hasanov – Azerbaijani engineer • Gulshan Aliyeva-Kengerli – professor • Yusif Jabbarov - Chairman of NEQSOL Holding • Ramiz Aliguliyev — director of the Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at Azerbaijan Technical University.