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

Makhmud Mamed-Guliev
Mahmud Məmməd-Quliyev
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 September 1993
PresidentHeydar Aliyev
Ilham Aliyev
Prime Minister
Minister
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Denmark
In office
25 November 1993  25 May 2001
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Norway
In office
25 November 1993  25 May 2001
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Sweden
In office
25 November 1993  25 May 2001
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ireland
In office
25 November 1993  25 May 2001
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United Kingdom
In office
25 November 1993  25 May 2001
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRafael Ibragimov
Personal details
BornMakhmud Akhmedovich Mamed-Guliev
(1949-02-15) 15 February 1949 (age 77)
PartyIndependent
SpouseSevil Aliyeva
Children3
RelativesHeydar Aliyev (father-in-law)
Zarifa Aliyeva (mother-in-law)
Baku State University
OccupationDiplomat, politician

Career

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Born in Kirovabad (now Ganja) in 1949,[1] Mamed-Guliev attended Baku State University where he studied law.[2][3] Following his graduation, he worked as a lecturer 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

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Mamed-Guliev married Sevil Aliyeva, daughter of the former president Heydar Aliyev and the elder sister to the incumbent president Ilham Aliyev.[7][8] They have a daughter, who frequently made phone calls to Kremlin, where Heydar was working during the Soviet era.[8] One day, she was invited to Kremlin to have a tea with Heydar, 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

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