General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Republic

Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri Baş Qərargahı
Agency overview
Formed	October 9, 1991
Jurisdiction	Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Headquarters	Baku, Azerbaijan Republic
Agency executive	Karim Valiyev, Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces – First Deputy Minister of Defense

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri Baş Qərargahı) is the military staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It is the central organ of the Armed Forces Administration and oversees operational management of the armed forces under the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic. The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Azerbaijan, who is the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces.