Makhmud Mamed-Guliev Explained

Makhmud Mamed-Guliev
Native Name:Махмуд Ахмедович Мамед-Гулиев
Native Name Lang:ru
Status:Incumbent
Term Start:14 September 1993
Term Start2:25 November 1993
Term End2:25 May 2001
Term Start3:25 November 1993
Term End3:25 May 2001
Term Start4:25 November 1993
Term End4:25 May 2001
Term Start5:25 November 1993
Term End5:25 May 2001
Term Start6:25 November 1993
Term End6:25 May 2001
Predecessor6:Position established
Birth Name:Makhmud Akhmedovich Mamed-Guliev
Birth Date:15 February 1949
Birth Place:Kirovabad, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
(now Gyandzha, Azerbaijan)
Nationality:Azerbaijani
Children:3
Relatives:Geydar Aliyev (father-in-law)
Zarifa Aliyeva (mother-in-law)
Occupation:Diplomat, politician

Makhmud Akhmedovich Mamed-Guliev (Russian: Махмуд Ахмедович Мамед-Гулиев, born 15 February 1949) is an Azerbaijani diplomat and politician who has been serving as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1993.

Career

Born in Kirovabad (now Gyandzha) in 1949,[1] Mamed-Guliev attended Baku State University where he studied law.[2] [3] Following the graduation, he worked as a lecturer at there from 1972 to 1974.[2] He then served as the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Bank from 1992 to 1993.[2]

On 14 September 1993, Mamed-Guliev was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.[4] About 2 months later, he was also appointed Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.[5] He served the position until being recalled on 25 May 2001.[6]

Mamed-Guliev also contested as an independent candidate for Nakhichevan 3rd constituency at the 1995 election, which he was elected.[3]

Personal life

Mamed-Guliev married Sevil Aliyeva, daughter of the former president Geydar Aliyev and the elder sister to the incumbent president Ilkham Aliyev.[7] [8] They have a daughter, who frequently made phone calls to Kremlin, where Geydar was working during the Soviet era.[8] One day, she was invited to Kremlin to have a tea with Geydar, and she went with Sevil.[8] Despite this, Sevil later revealed that her daughter could go there without her.[8]

He can speak Azerbaijani, Russian and English.[2]

Honours

References

  1. News: 14 February 2019. Махмуд Мамед-Гулиев награжден орденом "За службу Отечеству" 2-й степени. 31 March 2024.
  2. News: Mahmud Məmməd-Quliyev. 31 March 2024.
  3. News: MƏMMƏDQULİYEV Mahmud Əhməd oğlu. 31 March 2024.
  4. News: 14 September 1993. M. Ə. Məmmədquliyev haqqında. 31 March 2024.
  5. News: 25 November 1993. M. Ə. Məmmədquliyevin Böyük Britaniya və Şimali İrlandiya Birləşmiş Krallığında Azərbaycan Respublikasının Fövqəladə və Səlahiyyətli səfiri təyin edilməsi və səfirliyin fəaliyyətinin təşkili haqqında. 31 March 2024.
  6. News: 25 May 2001. M. Ə. Məmməd-Quliyevin Böyük Britaniya və Şimali İrlandiya Birləşmiş Krallığında və eyni zamanda İrlandiya Respublikasında, Norveç və İsveç Krallıqlarında Azərbaycan Respublikasının Fövqəladə və Səlahiyyətli Səfiri vəzifəsindən geri çağırılması haqqında. 31 March 2024.
  7. News: Севиль Алиева. 31 March 2024.
  8. News: 12 May 2014. Севиль Алиева: 'Его потеря была для меня трагедией'. 31 March 2024.