Tofik Ismailov (; June 21, 1933 â November 20, 1991) was born in Baku, Azerbaijan and served as the first Secretary of State of Azerbaijan.
He was killed in a helicopter which was shot down by Armenian forces near the Karakend village of Khojavend district in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. There were no survivors among the 22 people on board the helicopter.
Ismayilov's official burial was done at the Avenue of the Honored Ones Cemetery in Baku. A stadium in Baku, many schools and streets are named after him.