The Military Lyceum named after division commander Jamshid Nakhchivanski was established with the initiative of the national leader Heydar Aliyev in 1971 in Baku on the basis of an 8-year boarding school № 2. On November 24, 1997, by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the lyceum was renamed the Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakhchivanski. The graduates of the military lyceum have always been actively involved in the establishment of the Azerbaijan Army and in defending the territorial integrity of the Motherland since the Republic of Azerbaijan gained its independence. More than 1000 graduates of the Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakhchivanski were awarded orders and medals for their courage, 11 graduates were awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan, and 19 graduates were awarded the title of Hero of the Patriotic War. More than 100 graduates of the Military Lyceum named after Heydar Aliyev were awarded orders and medals for their courage.
In the Second Karabakh War, which began on September 27, 2020, officers and warrant officers of the Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakhchivanski. 1 officer became Shehid and 3 servicemen suffered injuries of varying severity and became ghazis. More than 40 servicemen of the Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakhchivanski were awarded orders and medals for the courage shown.
By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 13, 1998 and the order of the Minister of Defense dated April 09, 1998, the Nakhchivan branch of the Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakhchivanski was opened in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in 1998. By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 27, 2004, the Nakhchivan branch of the Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakhchivanski was abolished and on its basis, the Military Lyceum named after Heydar Aliyev was established.
Military Lyceum named after Jamshid Nakhchivanski and Military Lyceum named after Heydar Aliyev are paramilitary secondary educational institutions. Students who have graduated from the 9th grade, who reached 15 years old and are under the age of 17, take test exams in Mathematics, Physics, Azerbaijani language, and Chemistry, organized by the State Examination Center. The term of study at the military lyceum is 2 years. During 2 training years, 13 subjects are taught to cadets according to the curriculum approved by the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In lyceums, cadets, in parallel with the study of general subjects, develop their abilities in military training and sports classes.