Saydulla Abdukuddusovich Madaminov, a former colonel from Uzbekistan, was in charge of the country’s air and air defense forces from 2001 to 2003. He served as 1st class military pilot with a “Pilot Sniper” badge. Later on, he became a squadron leader. Colonel Madaminov also served as the Commander of the 735th Aviation Regiment, which marks history. He made international trips and visits as the Commander of the Uzbekistan air and air defense.
Saydulla was born in 1957 in Osh, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union. His life, career, and fights are a list of inspiring accomplishments. From 1974 to 1978, he attended Yeisk Higher Military Aviation Institute (EVVAUL) for study purposes. After graduating, he was deployed to the Transbaikal Military District, where in 1980, first at Step and subsequently at Dzhida, he joined the 23rd Air Army.
He received a promotion to flight commander in 1982. In 1983, Saydulla was moved to Brand Airbase in East Germany to join the GSFG. He progressed to the rank of squadron leader by 1987.
Saydulla completed a second military degree at the Gagarin Air Force Academy in Monino between late 1988 and mid-1991. He was dispensed to the Turkestan Military District to continue his Soviet military service after completing his second tertiary degree. He moved to the Khanabad Air Base in the summer of 1991, where he was appointed Chief of staff and first deputy to the Commander of the 735th Aviation Regiment.
The Drop Of the USSR (Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics)
1993 was most likely the end of Soviet military rule in Uzbekistan following the fall of the USSR. Saydulla was chosen to lead the newly renamed 60th Aviation Regiment of the Uzbek Air and Air Defence Forces, which took the place of the 735th Aviation Regiment in August 1995. The Uzbek military was reorganized when it was founded.
Wars & Accomplishments
When the Uzbek Air Force became involved in the Tajik Civil War in the middle of the 1990s, Colonel Madaminov flew more than 120 flights aimed at Islamic radicals. He took a dynamic part in military operations to defeat IMU fighters.
Saydulla was relocated by the Ministry of Defense to the nation’s capital Tashkent in March 1999, when he was given the title of Deputy Commander of the Uzbek Air and Air Defence Forces. Colonel Madaminov was appointed the Commander of the Uzbekistan Air and Air Defense Forces by order of President Islam Karimov in October 2001.
He remained in that role until late 2003. After that, he was transferred to become a senior military advisor and inspector for the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan. In August 2007, he retired from the military.
Reward In The Honour Of Colonel Madaminov
Colonel Saydulla was awarded a Medal “For Distinction in Military Service” and “Jasorat.” He received the “Shon-Sharaf Order,” or The Order of Glory, for his devotion and courage in defending the country and strengthening Uzbekistan’s defense and national security.
Throughout his career, he has mastered aircraft including L-29, L-39, MiG-15, MiG-17, MiG-23, Su-7, Su-17, Su-24, An-26, and Yak-42. He has taken 10,274 flights and spent total flight hours of 4072 during military service and 770 in commercial aviation.
Later Years Of Saydulla’s Life
Saydulla switched from the military to commercial aviation after quitting. He served as a Yak 42 captain for Tulpar Air from 2011 and 2013. His operations center was initially in Kazan, but he eventually moved to Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport.
Saydulla was appointed the Deputy Head of Gosavianadzor for the Federal District of North Caucasus in 2014. He held that role until the end of 2021, working out of Mineralnye Vody Airport. After that, he completely stopped working in aviation and returned to Uzbekistan.
Colonel Madaminov began commercial aviation after leaving the military. Between 2011 and 2013, he was a Yak 42 captain for Tulpar Air. The first location of his operations center was Kazan, but he subsequently relocated to Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport.
In 2014, Colonel Saydulla was chosen to serve as the Federal District of North Caucasus’ Deputy Head of Gosavianadzor. Up to the end of 2021, he served in that capacity and was based at Mineralnye Vody Airport.
