From the National Movement to battalion command, from the rescue of Khojaly's residents to death on the battlefield.
From volunteer detachment to battalion
In 1988 he joined the National Movement. After the January 1990 events he formed a volunteer detachment to defend villages of the Agdam district from attacks by Armenian armed units.
On 1 October 1991 he and his brother Eldar formed military units: Eldar commanded the Agdam Territorial Self-Defence Battalion No. 845 (760 personnel), named “Sons of the Motherland.” After Eldar was killed under mysterious circumstances in Baku, the battalion was renamed in his honour and Allahverdi took command.
At the front he was known as “Qoca Qartal” — the Old Eagle. In January 1992, with 150 men, he broke through enemy positions near the village of Nakhchivenik, reached Askeran fortress and took the Pirjamal heights — earning the General Muhammad Asadov medal for the operation.
Khojaly, February 1992
On 28 February 1992 Bagirov negotiated with Armenian commander Vitaly Balasanyan and secured the rescue of more than 1,000 Khojaly residents. He also arranged the return of the dead and a prisoner exchange.
Balasanyan later said of him: “He was a very responsible person; there was never a case when I called him about something and it wasn't resolved.” Bagirov's negotiations also made it possible to film the events.
On 12 June 1992 he took part in operations to retake the villages of Aranzamin, Nakhchivenik, Dagras, Miraken and Pirjamal. While returning to Agdam after inspecting positions near Nakhchivenik, his UAZ vehicle struck an anti-tank mine — he and his driver were killed.
A grave had been prepared for him at Baku's Alley of Martyrs, but his family chose to bury him in Agdam instead — journalist Chingiz Mustafayev was buried in that plot instead. On 27 November 2020, after Agdam returned to Azerbaijani control, his daughters Zumrud and Ainur Bagirov restored their father's grave.
