Native Name: | Lətif Seyfəddin oğlu Qəndilov |
Order: | 3rd |
Ambassador From: | Republic of Azerbaijan |
Country: | Republic of Kyrgyzstan |
Term Start: | October 6, 2021 |
President: | Ilham Aliyev |
Order2: | 5th |
Ambassador From2: | Republic of Azerbaijan |
Country2: | Republic of Belarus |
Term Start2: | December 21, 2016 |
Term End2: | July 16, 2021 |
Predecessor2: | Isfandiyar Vahabzade |
Successor2: | Ulvi Bakhshaliyev |
President2: | Ilham Aliyev |
Order3: | 3rd |
Ambassador From3: | Republic of Azerbaijan |
Country3: | Peoples Republic of China |
Term Start3: | August 16, 2011 |
Term End3: | October 27, 2016 |
Predecessor3: | Yashar Tofigi Aliyev |
Successor3: | Akram Zeynalli |
President3: | Ilham Aliyev |
Order4: | 1st |
Ambassador From4: | Republic of Azerbaijan |
Country4: | Republic of Kazakhstan |
Term Start4: | January 29, 2004 |
Term End4: | June 24, 2010 |
Predecessor4: | Position established |
Successor4: | Zakir Hashimov |
President4: | Ilham Aliyev |
Birth Date: | 31 August 1957 |
Birth Place: | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Father: | Seyfaddin Gandilov |
Occupation: | diplomat, university teacher |
Profession: | economist |
Latif Gandilov (Azerbaijani: Lətif Seyfəddin oğlu Qəndilov; born August 31, 1957, Baku, Azerbaijan) is Azerbaijani diplomat. The ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kyrgyzstan.[1] Previously served as the ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belarus (2016-2021), China, North Korea, Mongolia (2011-2016) and Vietnam (2011-2013) residing in Beijing, and to Kazakhstan (2004-2010).[2]
Latif Gandilov was born in Baku in the family of prominent Azerbaijani scholar Seyfaddin Gandilov.
He studied in Institute of National Economy of Azerbaijan in 1974-1978 and got Candidate of Sciences (PhD) degree in economics in 1984.[3]
In 1986-1995 he worked as docent (associate professor) in "Economic Theory" department of Azerbaijan Technical University.
Since 1995 he is in diplomatic service, and in 2001 he received his first appointment abroad — the first secretary, and then the counsellor of Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Turkey.
In 2004 he was appointed as the first ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan and held this position till 2010. From 2011 to 2016 he served as the ambassador of Azerbaijan to China, North Korea, Mongolia, and Vietnam (2011-2013) with residence in Beijing. On December 21, 2016, he was appointed to his current position — the ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belarus.
Latif Gandilov is married and has 4 children.