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Madat Guliyev

Colonel-General[1] Madat Gazanfar oglu Guliyev (born 27 September 1958) is the National Hero of Azerbaijan, a martial artist, and a politician serving as Minister of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan from 2019 to 2023. Guliyev previously served as the Chief of State Security Service of The Republic of Azerbaijan (2015-2019), the Head of the Penitentiary Service and the Deputy Minister of Justice (2011-2015). Guliyev has been wounded twice in the line of duty.

Madat Guliyev
Mədət Quliyev
Guliyev in 2017
Minister of Defence Industry
In office
20 June 2019 – 18 November 2023
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Prime MinisterNovruz Mammadov
Ali Asadov
Preceded byYavar Jamalov
Succeeded byVugar Mustafayev
Chief of the State Security Service
In office
14 December 2015 – 20 June 2019
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Prime MinisterArtur Rasizade
Novruz Mammadov
Succeeded byAli Naghiyev
Deputy Minister of National Security
In office
20 October 2015 – 14 December 2015
PresidentIlham Aliyev
First Deputy Minister of Justice
In office
14 February 2011 – 20 October 2015
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Personal details
Born27 September 1958
Kirovabad, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union (now Ganja, Azerbaijan)
Citizenship Azerbaijan
Political partyNon-partisan
Military service
RankColonel general Colonel General

Early life edit

Guliyev Madat Gazanfar oglu was born on September 27, 1958, in Ganja. His grandfather, Madat Mashadi Karam oglu Gulubayli (1889–1930), held the position of Chief of the Ganja City Police Department but was assassinated on November 28, 1930, as part of the Stalinist Repressions. Guliyev's father, Gazanfar Madat oglu Guliyev (1923–2013), was an engineer and Guliyev's mother, Zambag Necef qizi Eminbayli (1935-2023), was a scholar of Azerbaijani language and literature.

Education edit

In 1965, Guliyev enrolled in secondary school #1 in Ganja and successfully completed his education at school #7 in 1975. In 1974, he participated as a member of Azerbaijan's National Judo Team. In 1978, Guliyev achieved the esteemed title of "Master of Sports of the USSR" in Judo and Sambo, and he obtained a 7th Dan black belt in Karate. He graduated from the Azerbaijan State Institute of Physical Training and Sport in 1980 and later pursued a law degree from the Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which he completed in 1997. He also graduated from the Louisiana State Police Training Academy.

Career edit

In 1983, Guliyev joined the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijani SSR.

From 1992 to 1994, he held the position of Chief of the Combat Terrorism and Banditism Department.[2] During this time, in 1993, he was shot during an encounter but continued with the operation, successfully neutralizing the criminals.[3]

From 1994 to 1995, Guliyev served as the Chief of the Yevlakh-Gazakh Regional Department of the Combat Organized Crimes Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In this role, he eradicated all Organized Crime Units (OCUs) and put an end to racketeering in Azerbaijan.[4][5]

Between 2001 and 2002, he served as the Chief of Combat Organized Crimes and Racketeering.

From 2002 to 2004, Guliyev served as the Chief of Combat Narcotics in the Chief Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[6][7]

High posts edit

From 2004 to 2006, Guliyev served as the Chief of Azerbaijan's National Central Bureau of Interpol. Between 2006 and 2011, he held the position of Chief of the Main Security Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 2011, Guliyev was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice and Chief of the Penitentiary Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He was made a Lieutenant General of Justice on 20 November 2012.[8]

In 2015, he was appointed Deputy Minister of National Security and served as the acting Minister of National Security.

From 2015 to 2019, Guliyev served as the Chief of the State Security Agency.[9] He was made a Colonel General on 26 September 2018.[10] In 2019, he was appointed as the Minister of Defence Industry by a presidential decree dated June 20.[11]

On November 18, 2023, he was dismissed from the position of Minister of Defense Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan by the order of the President.[12] By another order of the same day, he was appointed deputy secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[13]

Personal life edit

He serves as Vice President of the Azerbaijan Automobile Federation and President of the Azerbaijan Cycling Federation since 2021.[14] Guliyev is married and has four children. He is fluent in Russian, English, German and Turkish languages.

Awards edit

The following are his more notable awards:

  • For service to the Fatherland Order, 2nd Degree (26 March 2018[16])
  • European Service Order (2022)
  • Atatürk International Award (2022)
  • Medal of the Security and Intelligence Department of the Republic of Croatia.
Awards list
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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NATIONAL HERO OF AZERBAIJAN, LIEUTENANT-GENERAL".
  2. ^ "Terrorizm və Banditizmlə mübarizə". Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ^ "cinayətkar dəstənin zərərsizləşdirilməsi zamanı ağır güllə yarası alsa da, geri çəkilməmiş və cinayətkarlar zərərsizləşdirilmişdir". Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "QULİYEV MƏDƏT QƏZƏNFƏR oğlu" (in Azerbaijani). shexsiheyet.mia.gov.az. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Mədət Quliyevin rəhbərliyi ilə keçirilən əməliyyatlar nəticəsində respublikada fəaliyyət göstərən cinayətkar dəstələr və reket qurupların məhv edilməsi". Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. ^ "İnterpolun Azərbaycandakı Milli Mərkəzi Bürosunun rəisi". Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ "QULİYEV MƏDƏT QƏZƏNFƏR OĞLU" (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). anl.az. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ^ "General-leytenant ali hərbi rütbəsi". Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. ^ "M.Q.Quliyevin Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Təhlükəsizliyi Xidmətinin rəisi təyin edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı" (in Azerbaijani). president.az. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. ^ "M.Q.Quliyevə general-polkovnik ali hərbi rütbəsinin verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". president.az.
  11. ^ "M.Q.Quliyevin Azərbaycan Respublikasının müdafiə sənayesi naziri təyin edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin 20 iyun 2019-cu il tarixli Sərəncamı" (in Azerbaijani). president.az. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  12. ^ "M.Q.Quliyevin Azərbaycan Respublikasının müdafiə sənayesi naziri vəzifəsindən azad edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi". president.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  13. ^ "M.Q.Quliyevin Azərbaycan Respublikası Təhlükəsizlik Şurası katibinin müavini təyin edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi". president.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Rəhbərlik" (in Azerbaijani). cycling.az. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  15. ^ "AZƏRBAYCANIN MİLLİ QƏHRƏMANLARI" (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). www.anl.az Azərbaycan Milli Kitabxanası. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  16. ^ ""Vətənə xidmətə görə" ordeni". Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

External links edit

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