100 Notable Alumni of Baku State University [Sorted List]

Heydar Aliyev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1923-2003 (aged 80)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1951-1967
Occupations: politician
Biography: Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev was an Azerbaijani politician who was the third president of Azerbaijan from October 1993 to October 2003, and a Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic from 1969 onwards.

Lev Landau

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1908-1968 (aged 60)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1922-1924
Occupations: university teachernon-fiction writertheoretical physicistphysicistinventor
Biography: Lev Davidovich Landau was a Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. He was also involved in the design of the Soviet atomic bomb.

Abulfaz Elchibey

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1938-2000 (aged 62)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Abulfaz Elchibey was an Azerbaijani politician, Azerbaijani nationalist and Soviet dissident who was the first and only democratically elected President in post-Soviet Azerbaijan. He was the leader of the Azerbaijani Popular Front and played an important role in achieving Azerbaijan's independence from the Soviet Union.

Mikayil Mushfig

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1908-1938 (aged 30)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1927-1931
Occupations: poettranslatorwriterpedagogue
Biography: Mikayil Mushfig was an Azerbaijani poet of the 1930s. Mikayil Mushfig is considered to be one of the founders of new Azerbaijani poetic style.

Ganira Pashayeva

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1975-2023 (aged 48)
Occupations: physicianjournalistpolitician
Biography: Ganira Alasgar gyzy Pashayeva was an Azerbaijani politician who was a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 2005 until her death in 2023.

Jafar Jabbarly

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1899-1934 (aged 35)
Occupations: poetplaywrightwriterscreenwriter
Biography: Jafar Gafar oghlu Jabbarly, was the eminent Azerbaijani and Soviet writer, the founder of the Azerbaijan soviet dramaturgy. He was a director, playwright and screenwriter.

Rovshan Askerov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1972-.. (age 52)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1994
Occupations: mind gamerjournalist
Biography: Rovshan Enver ogly Askerov is an Azerbaijani journalist, participant in the television game What? Where? When?, former sports columnist for the Sport-Express newspaper.

Haydar Baş

Born in: Turkey
Years: 1947-2020 (aged 73)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
Occupations: politicianwriter
Biography: Haydar Baş was a Turkish politician and businessman.

Ramiz Mehdiyev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1938-.. (age 86)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Ramiz Anvar oghlu Mehdiyev is an Azerbaijani politician and academician who served as the Head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan from 1994 to 2019 and the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan between 2019 and 2022.

Hikmet Hajiyev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1979-.. (age 45)
Occupations: diplomat
Biography: Hikmet Farhad oglu Hajiyev is an Azerbaijani public figure who serves as the Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Azerbaijan. He also serves as the Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration.

Mikayil Jabbarov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1976-.. (age 48)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1997
Occupations: mind gamerinternational forum participantpoliticiansports executive
Biography: Mikayil Chingiz oghlu Jabbarov is an Azerbaijani politician who is the current Minister of Economу of Azerbaijan (since 23 October 2019)

Isa Gambar

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1957-.. (age 67)
Occupations: politiciandiplomat
Biography: Isa Yunis oghlu Gambar, also known as Isa Gambar (born February 24, 1957), is an Azerbaijani politician and leader of the Equality Party (Müsavat), one of the opposition blocs in Azerbaijan. He was elected a member of parliament in 1990 and was elected parliamentary speaker in 1992.

Kamaladdin Heydarov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1961-.. (age 63)
Occupations: politiciancomposer
Biography: Kamaladdin Heydarov Fattah oglu is an Azerbaijani politician and businessperson serving as the Minister of Emergency Situations.

Vasif Talibov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1960-.. (age 64)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Vasif Talibov is an Azerbaijani politician. Described as authoritarian, he was the de facto ruler of Nakhchivan for 27 years, from 1995 until his resignation in December 2022.

Leonid Zorin

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1924-2020 (aged 96)
Occupations: writerscreenwriterpoettranslatorplaywright
Biography: Leonid Genrikhovich Zorin was an Azerbaijani playwright. He was born in Baku, Soviet Union, and studied at Azerbaijan University and at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow. He is author of plays and screenplays. His most performed work is A Warsaw Melody (1967).

Anar Rzayev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1938-.. (age 86)
Occupations: translatorwriterdirectorfilm directorplaywright
Biography: Anar Rasul oghlu Rzayev, known as Anar (born 14 March 1938, Baku), is Azerbaijani writer, dramatist, film director, and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan. Anar is primarily a novelist and short-story writer although in the past, he has also authored screenplays and directed films as well as acted in a film.

Eldar Mahmudov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1956-.. (age 68)
Occupations: politicianmilitary personnel
Biography: Eldar Mahmudov Ahmad oglu is an Azerbaijani politician formerly serving as the Minister of National Security of Azerbaijan Republic.

Suleyman Rustam

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1906-1989 (aged 83)
Occupations: translatorpoetlinguistplaywrightopinion journalist
Biography: Suleyman Rustam was a Soviet and Azerbaijani poet, playwright and translator.

Chingiz Abdullayev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1959-.. (age 65)
Occupations: prose writerwriterjuristscreenwriterpublic figure
Biography: Chingiz Akif oğlu Abdullayev is an Azerbaijani writer, Secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers.

Aida Imanguliyeva

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1939-1992 (aged 53)
Occupations: academic
Biography: Aida Nasir gizi Imanguliyeva was an Azerbaijani scholar. She was born in Baku to a highly educated family. Her father, a well-known journalist, pedagogue, Honoured Worker of Science – Nasir Imanguliyev was one of the founders of Azerbaijani press, editor of "Bakı" and "Baku" newspapers for a long time. She was the mother of Azerbaijan's current First Lady and the current Vice President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva.

Ali Karimli

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1965-.. (age 59)
Occupations: politiciandiplomat
Biography: Ali Karimli born Ali Amirhuseyn oglu Karimov (Azerbaijani: Əli Əmirhüseyn oğlu Kərimov) (born 28 April 1965) is an Azerbaijani politician and the head of the reformist wing of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP).

İlhamə Quliyeva

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1943-2016 (aged 73)
Occupations: singeractor
Biography: Ilhama Mazahir gyzy Guliyeva was an Azerbaijani celebrity, actress and singer of Azerbaijani folk and classical music. Throughout active musical-stage career, Ilhama Guliyeva gained popular success in her respective genre of music and received such major state-level honors as Honored Artist of Azerbaijani SSR in 1982, People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1998 and People's Artist of the Republic of Dagestan in 2007.

Hajibala Abutalybov

Years: 1944-.. (age 80)
Occupations: politicianphysicist
Biography: Hajibala Ibrahim oglu Abutalybov is an Azerbaijani politician. He was Mayor of Baku between 2001 and 2018 and deputy prime minister of Azerbaijan from 2018 to October 2019.

Zelimxan Yaqub

Born in: Georgia
Years: 1950-2016 (aged 66)
Occupations: politicianpoet
Biography: Zelimkhan Yaqub was an Azerbaijani poet and politician. He served as a deputy of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 1995 to 2005. He was also named the national poet of Azerbaijan in 2005.

Eldar Azizov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1957-.. (age 67)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Eldar Aziz oghlu Azizov is the head of the Baku City Executive Power since November 15, 2018.

Vagif Akhundov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1950-.. (age 74)
Occupations: military officer
Biography: Vagif Alibala oghlu Akhundov is an Azerbaijani military figure, colonel-general, was the chief of the Special State Protection Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Almas Ildyrym

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1907-1952 (aged 45)
Occupations: poet
Biography: Almas Ildyrym, born Ildyrym Almaszade (25 March 1907, Baku – 14 January 1952, Elazığ, Turkey), was an Azerbaijani poet. After the Bolsheviks established their power in Azerbaijan in 1920, the fact that Ildyrym had been born into a wealthy merchant family plagued him for the rest of his life. Though he was accepted to the faculty of Oriental Literature at Azerbaijan State University, it was not long before they dismissed him because of his family origins.

Ramiz Rovshan

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1946-.. (age 78)
Occupations: writerpoet
Biography: Ramiz Mammadali Oglu Aliev better known by his pen name Rovshan (Azerbaijani: Rövşən) is Azerbaijani poet, writer and translator. The national poet of Azerbaijan (2019).

Khadija Ismayilova

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1976-.. (age 48)
Enrolled in Baku State University: In 1997 studied philology
Occupations: political prisonerinvestigative journalistradio personalitytranslatorjournalist
Biography: Khadija Rovshan qizi Ismayilova, also Ismailova, is an Azerbaijani investigative journalist and radio host who is currently working for the Azerbaijani service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, until recently as the host of the daily debate show İşdən Sonra. She is a member of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.

Sahil Babayev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1980-.. (age 44)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1996-2000
Occupations: politician
Biography: Sahil Babayev is the Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan (since 21 April 2018), President of the National Boxing Federation (since 2022), Co-chairman of the Intergovernmental Commission on trade and economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Serbia on Azerbaijani side, Co-chairman of the Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation between the Governments of Azerbaijan and Hungary on Azerbaijani side], Co-chairman of the Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation between the governments of Azerbaijan and Romania from Azerbaijani side, Co-chairman of the Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation between Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Government of the Republic of Montenegro on Azerbaijani side.

Inam Karimov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1977-.. (age 47)
Occupations: politiciancivil servant
Biography: Inam Karimov is the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, ex Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan between 2018 - 2023. Between 2012 - 2018, he served as the Chairman of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (publicly known as ASAN Service)

Hafiz Pashayev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1941-.. (age 83)
Occupations: politiciandiplomat
Biography: Hafiz Mir Jalal oghlu Pashayev is the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the founding rector of the ADA University. He holds the Doctor of Sciences degree in Physics and was the ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States until 2006.

Siyavush Novruzov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1969-.. (age 55)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Siyavush Dunyamali oghlu Novruzov is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan is the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth convocation Member of the Milli Mejlis (National Assembly) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, chairman of the Committee on Regional Affairs of the Milli Mejlis, Deputy Executive Secretary of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP), DPhil in Law.

Jamil Hasanli

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1952-.. (age 72)
Occupations: politicianhistorian
Biography: Jamil Hasanli is an Azerbaijani historian, author and politician. He served as a professor at Baku State University in 1993–2011 and as a professor at Khazar University in 2011–2013. He was an advisor to the President of Azerbaijan in 1993 and served two terms in the Parliament of Azerbaijan between 2000 and 2010. He was the main opposition candidate in the 2013 Azerbaijani presidential election where he came in second with 5.53% of votes. He has been the leader of National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan since 2013.

Sabir Rustamkhanli

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1946-.. (age 78)
Occupations: poetpoliticianlinguistdiplomat
Biography: Sabir Rustamkhanli is an Azerbaijani poet, philologist and politician. He is the author of over 30 books in the Russian and Persian languages.

Fazil Mustafa

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1965-.. (age 59)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Fazil Mustafa, previously known as Fazil Gazanfaroglu, is a deputy of the III, IV, V, and VI convocations of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.

Kamal Abdullayev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1950-.. (age 74)
Occupations: writerturkologistliterary criticsports executiveliterary historian
Biography: Kamal Abdulla is an Azerbaijani scientist, national writer, public figure, professor. He is a state counselor of the 1st class.

Murad Dadashov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1978-.. (age 46)
Occupations: actormanufacturertelevision producer
Biography: Murad Dadashov is an Azerbaijani actor, producer, TV host, member of Parni iz Baku KVN team and head of M Group Production. In 2014, Murad Dadashov was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan Republic.27.05.2018 He tittled People Artist of Azerbaijan.

Adil Aliyev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1969-.. (age 55)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Adil Aliyev is the president of Azerbaijan Kickboxing Federation, a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan since 10 March 2020.

Leyla Yunus

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1955-.. (age 69)
Occupations: historianpoliticianhuman rights activist
Biography: Leyla Islam qizi Yunusova, better known as Leyla Yunus, is an Azerbaijani human rights activist who serves as the director of Institute of Peace and Democracy, a human rights organisation. She is particularly known for her work helping citizens affected by forced evictions in Baku, on whose behalf she organized several small protests.

Afrasiyab Badalbeyli

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1907-1976 (aged 69)
Occupations: music criticlibrettistconductorcomposermusicologist
Biography: Afrasiyab Badal bey oghlu Badalbeyli was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer, with noble Iranian origins (he was the descendant of Bahman Mirza and Abbas Mirza," conductor and music critic, author of the music and libretto of Giz Galasi (The Maiden Tower), the first Azerbaijani ballet and the first ballet in the Middle East.

Misir Mardanov

Born in: Armenia
Years: 1946-.. (age 78)
Enrolled in Baku State University: 1964-1969 graduated with master's degree; In 1973 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy; In 1989 graduated with Doctor of Sciences
Occupations: researcherpoliticianmathematician
Biography: Misir Jumayil oglu Mardanov. Member of ANAS (2017), director of the AMEA Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, former Minister of Education of Azerbaijan, doctor of physical and mathematical sciences and university professor.

Sabina Aliyeva

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1980-.. (age 44)
Occupations: jurist
Biography: Sabina Yashar gizi Aliyeva, is an Azerbaijani civil servant, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Azerbaijan Republic (since 2019).

Murtuz Alasgarov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1928-2012 (aged 84)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1954
Occupations: university teacherpoliticiandocent
Biography: Murtuz Najaf oglu Alasgarov, also spelled as Murtuz Aleskerov, was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 1996 to 2005.

Fattah Heydarov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1938-2020 (aged 82)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Fəttah Səməd oğlu Heydərov — Deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan, chairman of the Accounting Committee of the National Assembly, deputy chairman of the Regional Affairs Committee, Chairman of the Council of Elders of Azerbaijan.

Arif Yunus

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1955-.. (age 69)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1981
Occupations: historianwriterhuman rights activist
Biography: Arif Seyfulla oghlu Yunusov, also known as Arif Yunus (born 12 January 1955), is an Azerbaijani author, historian, and human rights activist. He is the head of the Department of Conflict and Migration of the Institute of Peace and Democracy. Arif Yunusov along with his wife Leyla are supporters of a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On 28 April 2014, Arif Yunusov and his wife Leyla were jailed on charges of extortion and treason for allegedly spying for Armenia. After being detained, Arif Yunusov was sentenced to 7 years in jail; his wife, Leyla Yunus, was sentenced to 8.5 years in jail. Their sentences were suspended 15 months later and the couple was allowed to leave for the Netherlands.

Bahar Muradova

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1962-.. (age 62)
Occupations: politicianlawyer
Biography: Bahar Avaz Muradova is an Azerbaijani politician affiliated to the New Azerbaijan Party and former deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (2005–2019).

Sevinj Osmanqizi

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1969-.. (age 55)
Occupations: journalist
Biography: Sevinj Osmanqizi is a journalist, media personality, author and evening TV show host best known for her serious interviews with various political figures. She is one of the most critical and courageous voices of dissent in broadcasting about Azerbaijan. She is known for her forthright interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians. She currently produces and hosts a daily news program on YouTube called: OSMANQIZI TV. Osmanqizi was ANS TV network's Chief Editor and News Director, Founding Chairwoman of WMW.

Elmira Süleymanova

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1937-.. (age 87)
Occupations: human rights activistchemist
Biography: Elmira Süleymanova, is an Azerbaijani chemist and civil servant. In 2002 she became the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic.

Anar Karimov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1977-.. (age 47)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1998
Occupations: politician
Biography: Anar Gabil oghlu Karimov is an Azerbaijani politician who served as Minister of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan from 2021 to 2022.

Mirshahin Agayev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1963-.. (age 61)
Occupations: journalist
Biography: Mirshahin Agayev Dilaver oglu also known as simply Mir Shahin (Azerbaijani: Mir Şahin) is a journalist and reporter during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He's now the Vice President for Production of ANS Group of Companies and Executive Producer of ANS Independent Broadcasting Media Company. He also used to be the General Director of ANS ChM Radio Broadcasting Company. Agayev is co-founder of several firms under ANS Group of Companies which include ANS Independent Broadcasting Media Company, ANS Chm Radio Broadcasting Company, ANS Commerce, ANS-PRESS Publishing Company.

Hamlet Isakhanli

Born in: Georgia
Years: 1948-.. (age 76)
Occupations: mathematicianphysicistlinguistwriterlexicographer
Biography: Hamlet Abdulla Oglu Isayev is an Azerbaijani polymath, mathematician, professor, poet, translator, entrepreneur, author, and specialist in science, culture, and the history of education.

Vafa Guluzade

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1940-2015 (aged 75)
Occupations: diplomat
Biography: Vafa Guluzade was an Azerbaijani diplomat, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution. He worked as Foreign Policy State Advisor for the President of Azerbaijan between 1990-1999.

Bakhtiyar Hajiyev

Born in: Armenia
Years: 1982-.. (age 42)
Occupations: political activist
Biography: Bakhtiyar Ilyas oglu Hajiyev is an Azerbaijani activist and blogger who served a prison sentence from 2011 to 2012 on charges of evading military service. His imprisonment was protested by numerous human rights organizations.

Pesakh Rafaelovich Amnuél

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1944-.. (age 80)
Occupations: science fiction writerphysicistwriter
Biography: Paul Rafaelovich Amnuél is a Soviet and Israeli physicist and science fiction writer. He was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. He attended Azerbaijan State University and worked at Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory for 23 years.

Vilayat Guliyev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1952-.. (age 72)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1970-1975
Occupations: politiciandiplomat
Biography: Vilayat Mukhtar oglu Guliyev is an Azerbaijani politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan from 1999 to 2004. He was elected to the Azeri parliament in 1996 as a supporter of President Heydar Aliyev. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Aliyev, and for short term under his son, Ilham, from October 1999 until April 2004, when he was replaced by Elmar Mammadyarov.

Panah Huseyn

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1957-.. (age 67)
Occupations: politicianhistorian
Biography: Panah Chodar oghlu Huseyn, also known as Panah Huseynli was the 1st Secretary of State and 5th Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.

Baba Vaziroglu

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1954-.. (age 70)
Occupations: writerpoet
Biography: Baba Vaziroglu is a prosaist, poet, translator, member of Union of Azerbaijani Writers since 1981, laureate of Republic Komsomol award, and an Honoured Art Figure of Azerbaijan Republic since 1 August 2005.

Ziyafat Asgarov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1963-.. (age 61)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Ziyafat Abbas oglu Asgarov is a professor and an Azerbaijani politician serving as the First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.

Aydin Aliyev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1957-.. (age 67)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Colonel General Aydin Aliyev Ali oglu is the current Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic, a post which makes him part of the Cabinet of Azerbaijan.

Vasim Mammadaliyev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1942-2019 (aged 77)
Enrolled in Baku State University: In 1968 graduated with doctorate in Arabic studies
Occupations: linguistorientalistacademic
Biography: Vasim Mammadali oghlu Mammadaliyev was an Azerbaijani scientist of oriental studies, dean of theology faculty at Baku State University, chairman of a cathedra of Arabic philology and full member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.

Mirza Khazar

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1947-2020 (aged 73)
Occupations: translatorwriterradio personalitylinguistBible translator
Biography: Mirza Karim oghlu Mikayilov, known as Mirza Khazar (Azerbaijani: Mirzə Xəzər, 29 October 1947 – 31 January 2020), was an eminent Azerbaijani author, political analyst, anchorman, radio journalist, publisher, and translator. Mirza Khazar was a Mountain Jew. He also was known as Mirza Michaeli. Mirza Khazar died on January 31, 2020, in Germany.

Vahid Aliyev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1969-.. (age 55)
Occupations: military personnelstatesperson
Biography: Vahid Ali oghlu Aliyev is an Azebaijani lieutenant general, Defense Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan (2002–2017), Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan (2012–2017).

Ali Omarov

Born in: Armenia
Years: 1947-.. (age 77)
Occupations: politicianlawyer
Biography: Ali Omarov - Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993-1994), Actual State Councillor of Justice.

Huseingulu Bagirov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1955-.. (age 69)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Huseyngulu Seyid oglu Baghirov is an Azerbaijani politician who used to serve as the first Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Republic.

Sara Ashurbeyli

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1906-2001 (aged 95)
Occupations: artisthistorian
Biography: Sara Ashurbeyli, sometimes known as Sara Ashurbayli, (27 January 1906 – 17 July 2001 in Baku) was an eminent Azerbaijani historian, orientalist and scholar. She was an expert in Baku's early and medieval history of Baku and published many papers and books.

Elchin Afandiyev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1943-.. (age 81)
Occupations: prose writerwriteropinion journalistliterary criticplaywright
Biography: Elchin Ilyas oglu Afandiyev is an Azerbaijani writer, professor and politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2018.

Gudrat Hasanguliyev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1965-.. (age 59)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Gudrat Muzaffarovich Gasanguliev is an Azerbaijani politician currently serving as the Chairman of the Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (BAXCP) since 2004. He is also the Member of the National Assembly since 2003. He unsuccessfully contested for presidential elections since 2003, in which he lost to the incumbent President Ilkham Aliyev.

Aziz Seyidov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1956-.. (age 68)
Occupations: politicianprosecutor
Biography: Aziz Jafar oglu Seyidov, is the current chief Prosecutor of Baku.

Yusif Səmədoğlu

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1935-1998 (aged 63)
Occupations: prose writerwriterscreenwriter
Biography: Yusif Samadoghlu was an Azerbaijani writer, People's Writer of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and a member of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Rovshan Rzayev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1962-.. (age 62)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1993
Occupations: politician
Biography: Rzayev Rövşən Şükür oğlu — Chairman of the State Committee for Refugees and Displaced Persons of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Deputy of the 4th Meeting of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Anvar Chingizoglu

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1962-2022 (aged 60)
Occupations: journalisthistorianwriterscreenwriter
Biography: Anvar Chingizoglu Farajov was an Azerbaijani historian, ethnologist and genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval Azerbaijan, Iran and the Ottoman Empire.

Mubariz Gurbanli

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1954-.. (age 70)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Mubariz Gahraman oghlu Gurbanli, Chairman to the State Committee on Religious Associations of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Hicran Hüseynova

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1955-.. (age 69)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Hijran Kamran qizi Huseynova is a professor and an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Chairwoman of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic.

Khudu Mammadov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1927-1988 (aged 61)
Occupations: scientist
Biography: Khudu Surkhay oglu Mammadov, was a Soviet-Azerbaijani scientist, screenwriter, and nationalist ideologist. Mammadov was a member of Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences and Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences.

Keramet Boyukchol

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1987-.. (age 37)
Occupations: opinion journalistwriter
Biography: Karamat Boyukchol Azerbaijani opinion writer and writer.

Leyla Abdullayeva

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1981-.. (age 43)
Occupations: politiciandiplomat
Biography: Leyla Yashar gizi Abdullayeva is an Azerbaijani diplomat, the Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Əli Hüseynli

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1968-.. (age 56)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Ali Muhammed oglu Huseynli is an Azerbaijani politician. He is a is member of the New Azerbaijan Party, First Vice-Speaker of the Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan (1996–2000), Deputy of the Milli Majlis (since 2000), and first Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (since March 10, 2020).

Araz Alizadeh

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1951-2022 (aged 71)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Araz Alizadeh was an Azerbaijani politician. A member of the Azerbaijani Social Democratic Party, he served on the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan from 1991 to 1995.

Arif Hajili

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1962-.. (age 62)
Occupations: journalist
Biography: Arif Hajili, is an Azerbaijani politician and leader of Equality Party (Müsavat), the largest opposition party in Azerbaijan.

Erkin Gadirli

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1972-.. (age 52)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Erkin Toghrul oglu Gadirli, is an Azerbaijani lawyer, politician, deputy of the Azerbaijani National Assembly. He's one of the leading figures of the opposition Republican Alternative Party.

Arif Heydarov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1926-1978 (aged 52)
Occupations: military leader
Biography: Arif Nazar oglu Heydarov was a Soviet Azerbaijani state figure and a General-Lieutenant of the Soviet Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs. He headed this ministry from March 19, 1970, until his death. Previously he used to work in security agencies. Heydarov was shot by Shusha prison officer Zia Muradov in his office, along with Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Salahaddin Kazimov. Muradov then shot himself.

Aynur Sofiyeva

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1970-.. (age 54)
Occupations: politicianchess player
Biography: Aynur Mammadiyya qizi Sofiyeva is an Azerbaijani politician and former chess player. She has been Deputy Chair of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs since 2007.

Zardusht Alizadeh

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1946-.. (age 78)
Occupations: journalistpoliticianorientalist
Biography: Zardusht Mammad Mubariz oglu Alizadeh is an independent Azerbaijani political analyst and former politician. He is known for his interviews, political comments and articles criticizing the heavy-handed rule of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party.

Elin Suleymanov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1970-.. (age 54)
Occupations: diplomat
Biography: Elin Emin oglu Suleymanov is the Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Kingdom and former Ambassador of Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States.

Nigar Arpadarai

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1982-.. (age 42)
Occupations: politicianbusinessperson
Biography: Nigar Javid gizi Arpadarai is a member of the VI convocation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan and a member of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Chairman of the Working Group on Azerbaijan–Portugal inter-parliamentary relations. Previously she was the Head of the Marketing and Communications Department, as well as the National Press Secretary, of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, between 2015 and 2020.

Hidayat Orujov

Born in: Armenia
Years: 1944-.. (age 80)
Occupations: writerpoet
Biography: Hidayat Khudush oglu Orujov is an Azerbaijani writer and politician. He became the Chairman of State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic in 2006 and is currently serving as the Azerbaijani ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.

Məlahət Həsənova

Born in: Armenia
Years: 1958-.. (age 66)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Malahat Ibrahimgizi is an Azerbaijani politician. She has been a member of the National Assembly from the New Azerbaijan Party since 2000. She has served as a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly since 2006 and is a member of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.

Musa Qasımlı

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1957-.. (age 67)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1974-1979
Occupations: politicianhistorian
Biography: Musa Jafar Gasimli is an Azerbaijani historian, doctor of historical sciences, professor, member of the Azerbaijani National Assembly by IVth and Vth convocation (2010 - 2015; 2015 –2019) and Director of the Institute of the Caucasus Studies of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2016), corresponding member of ANAS (2017).

Aflatun Amashov

Born in: Georgia
Years: 1957-.. (age 67)
Occupations: politicianjournalist
Biography: Aflatun Amashov is the public and political figure of the Republic of Azerbaijan, well-known journalist and publicist, chair of the Press Council of Azerbaijan, Former Chairman of the "RUH" Committee for the Protection of the Rights of Journalists of Azerbaijan, Honorary Cultural Worker.

Emin Milli

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1979-.. (age 45)
Occupations: dissident
Biography: Emin Milli is an Azerbaijani human rights activist who lives in exile in Germany. He is also managing director at Meydan TV.

Alec Rasizade

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1947-.. (age 77)
Occupations: political scientistacademic
Biography: Alec Rasizade (Azerbaijani: Əli Rasizadə) is a retired Azerbaijani-American professor of history and political science, who specialized in Sovietology, primarily known for the typological model (or "algorithm" in his own words), which describes the impact of a drop in oil revenues on the process of decline in rentier states by stages and cycles of their general socio-economic degradation upon the end of an oil boom. He has also authored more than 200 studies on the history of international relations, Perestroika reforms and breakup of the USSR, oil diplomacy and contemporary politics in the post-Soviet states and autonomies of Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Farid Alakbarli

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1964-2021 (aged 57)
Enrolled in Baku State University: Studied in 1986
Occupations: historian
Biography: Farid Alakbarli was an Azerbaijani scholar, PhD and professor in history, specialist in the field of history of science, culturology, and medieval medical manuscripts, the head of Department of Information and Translation of the Institute of Manuscripts of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, president of the Azerbaijan Association of Medical Historians (AAMH), National Delegate from Azerbaijan to International Society for the History of Medicine (ISHM), author of more than 200 scientific and educational works including 23 books and booklets in Azeri Turkish, Russian, English, German and Italian.

Araz Azimov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1962-.. (age 62)
Occupations: diplomat
Biography: Araz Boyukagha oghlu Azimov, is the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Azerbaijan, a position he has held since 1994.

Afag Masud

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1957-.. (age 67)
Occupations: writer
Biography: Afag Masud is an Azerbaijani writer, and playwright. She has been honored with the title of People’s Writer, Honored Art Worker, a full member of Peter’s Academy of Art and Science, a full member of European Academy of Sciences, Arts and Literature, member of the Georgian Writers Association? Board Chair of the Azerbaijan Translation Centre, and editor-in-chief of the “Khazar” World Literature Magazine. playwright, Honored Art Worker, "Humay" award winner, Chief editor of "Khazar" world literature magazine.

Yaşar Aliyev

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1955-.. (age 69)
Occupations: diplomat
Biography: Yashar Teymur oglu Aliyev is an Azerbaijani diplomat who has been the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations since 2014. Previously he was Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2002 to 2006 and Ambassador to the United States from 2006 to 2011. He was also Azerbaijan's first ambassador to Cuba (2006).

Ajdar Ismayilov

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1938-2022 (aged 84)
Occupations: turkologistpoliticianphilologistteacher
Biography: Ajdar Ismayilov was an Azerbaijani doctor of philological sciences, and one of the most active founders of New Azerbaijan Party.

Ismayil Daghistanli

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1906-1980 (aged 74)
Occupations: drama teacheractor
Biography: Ismayil Yusif oghlu Hajiyev, commonly known as Ismayil Daghistanli (Azerbaijani: İsmayıl Dağıstanlı; 6 January 1907 – 1 April 1980) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet stage and film actor and pedagogue. He was awarded People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR (1949), and People's Artist of the USSR (1974).

Jannat Salimova

Born in: Azerbaijan
Years: 1940-.. (age 84)
Occupations: theatrical directordramaturge
Biography: Jannat or Janette Salimova Alibeyovna is an Azerbaijani theatre director, People's Artiste of Azerbaijan (1998), Professor of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, founder of the Camera Theater of Azerbaijan.

Ramin Hasanov

Years: 1977-.. (age 47)
Occupations: diplomat
Biography: Ramin Muzaffar oglu Hasanov is an Azerbaijani diplomat, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Korea. Before he was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Federal Republic of Germany.