Career
Osman Mirzayev is widely regarded as one of the great pioneers of independent journalism in Azerbaijan. Osman Mirzayev was born on April 13, 1937 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He was the graduate of the Phylology Department of Azerbaijan State University.
After the country regained its independence in 1991, he rose to the position of Presidential Spokesman and Head of the Information Department of the Presidential Administration of the Azerbaijan Republic.
Osman Mirzayev was killed on November 20, 1991 in a helicopter shot down by Armenian forces over Nagorno Karabakh. He was part of a 22-person international mission to investigate attacks in the region.
There were no survivors of the crash. Osman Mirzayev is buried at the Alley of Honor in Baku.
There are streets and schools named after Osman Mirzayev in Azerbaijan.
1993: National Hero of Azerbaijan (awarded post mortem).