15 Notable alumni of
Azerbaijan University of Languages
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The Azerbaijan University of Languages is 2241st in the world, 548th in Asia, and 10th in Azerbaijan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from the Azerbaijan University of Languages sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Garry Kasparov
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan University of Languages
- Studied in 1986
- Occupations
- politicianwritercriticjournalistchess player
- Biography
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Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, political activist and writer, who was the World Chess Champion from 1985 to 2000. His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. From 1984 until his retirement from regular competitive chess in 2005, Kasparov was ranked the world's No. 1 player for a record 255 months overall. Kasparov also holds records for the most consecutive professional tournament victories (15) and Chess Oscars (11).
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Aysel Teymurzadeh
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- singerpianist
- Biography
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Aysel Teymurzadeh is an Azerbaijani pop and R&B singer. She and Arash represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Always", finishing third.
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Mikhail Solomonovich Gusman
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan University of Languages
- Studied in 1970
- Occupations
- translatorjournalisttelevision presenterradio personality
- Biography
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Mikhail Solomonovich Gusman is a Soviet and Russian journalist and interviewer of Azerbaijani origins. He served as the First Deputy Director-General of TASS from 1999 to 2025.
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Novruz Mammadov
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- diplomatlinguistpolitician
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Novruz Ismayil oglu Mammadov is an Azerbaijani politician and translator who served as Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from April 2018 to October 2019. He previously held the title as assistant to the President for Foreign Policy Issues and Head of Department of Foreign Policy.
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Azad Rahimov
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Azad Arif oglu Rahimov was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Republic.
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Abulfaz Garayev
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Abulfas Mursal oglu Garayev is an Azerbaijani politician, who served as the Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan.
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Razi Nurullayev
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Razi Qulaməli oğlu Nurullayev is an Azerbaijani politician who is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. One of the biggest oppositionists in Azerbaijan 2018, 2024 Presidential elections candidate.
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Könül Nurullayeva
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan University of Languages
- Studied in 2009
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Konul Oruj gizi Nurullayeva is a parliamentarian of the 6th convocation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan Head of the International Relations Department of the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan (2009-2016), the member of the Committee on Gender Equality in Sports of ISSF since 2018, member of the Executive Committee of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation, Head of the Azerbaijani delegation at the Winter Olympic Games Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, Executive Director of the “Baku 2020” Organizing Committee, Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the Islamic Solidarity Games “Baku 2017”, first vice-president of the World Alpagut Federation since 2022, member of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Head of the working group on Azerbaijani-Croatian Interparliamentary relations, Head of the Youth Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS member states.
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Elchin Shikhly
- Occupations
- journalistwriter
- Biography
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Elchin Shikhly is the creator and editor-in-chief of "Ayna"-"Zerkalo" newspapers since 2001. He is a member of the Azerbaijani Writers' Union since 1989, and is the chairman of the Azerbaijani Journalists' Union since 2006.
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Rena Effendi
- Occupations
- photographerarchitectural photographer
- Biography
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Rena Effendi is an Azerbaijani freelance photographer. Her work focuses on themes of environment, post-conflict society, the effects of oil industry on people, and social disparity.
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Vazeh Asgarov
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan University of Languages
- Studied in 1995-1999
- Biography
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Vazeh Asgarov earned the degree of doctor at the University of Strasbourg (2012), the executive director at French-Azerbaijani University (UFAZ) (from 2016) and Rector of the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (from 2023).
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Saadat Aliyeva
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Saadat Aliyeva is an Azerbaijani scientist. She is the Rector of Azerbaijan University.
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Anar Mammadli
- Occupations
- human rights defender
- Biography
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Anar Asaf oglu Mammadli is a prominent human rights activist in Azerbaijan. He is active in observing and monitoring elections, and he has repeatedly criticized the conduct of elections by Azerbaijani authorities. On 16 December 2013, Mammadli was arrested and jailed, following outspoken criticism of presidential elections in October 2013. In spite of international protests, Mammadli was sentenced to more than 5 years in jail in May 2014. On 29 September 2014, while still in detention, Mammadli was awarded the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which honours "outstanding" action in defence of human rights.
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Vaqif Sadiqov
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Vaqif Sadıqov is an Azerbaijani diplomat currently serving as Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union.
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Elkhan Nuriyev
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Elkhan Nuriyev is an Azerbaijani political scientist and a recognized expert with a strong track record in Eurasian affairs, specializing in Russia, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, and Black Sea-Caspian region.
