Ali Naghiyev

Ali Naghi oglu Naghiyev (Əli Nağı oğlu Nağıyev; born 8 November 1958) is an Azerbaijani Colonel general, who serves as Chief of State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

In 2017, investigative reporting revealed that Naghiyev and his family were beneficiaries of the Azerbaijan Laundromat, which was a money-laundering scheme and slush fund for Azerbaijan's elites. At the time, Naghiyev was deputy chief of the Anti-Corruption General Directorate. In 2019, Naghiyev was promoted to Chief of the State Security Service.

Life
Naghiyev Ali Naghi oglu was born on 8 November 1958, in Babek District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic). In 1981, he graduated from the Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute (now Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University). He started working in 1975. In 1986, Ali Naghiyev graduated from the Higher Courses of the CSS of the USSR, and after that served on executive positions in the operational structures of the CSS of Azerbaijan SSR and the MNS of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

By the order of 16 March 2005, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev to the position of Deputy Minister of National Security of the Republic of Azerbaijan. By the order of 27 March 2006, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev to major general.

Naghijev was deputy minister of national security until 2011 when he reportedly fell out with Eldar Mahmudov.

In 2011–2019, Ali Naghiyev was Deputy Chief of the General Anti-Corruption Directorate under the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Azerbaijan. By the order of 5 August 2014, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev the special high rank of State Counselor of Justice of the 3-rd class. By the order of 20 June 2019, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev Chief of State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan. By the order of 27 June 2019, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev to lieutenant general.

Personal life
His sons Ilham and Ilgar Nagiyev control a real estate and construction empire.

Ilham Naghiyev was a head of "Inci Shadliq Sarayi" LLC in 2009. The palace was managed by Huseyn Mammadov has managed multiple companies owned and controlled by Ali Naghiyev's sons for the past 14 years.

Awards
Azaerbaijan's government has awarded Naghiyev with numerous awards.
 * Medal “For military service” by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 40 dated 24 December 1998;
 * Awarded with the Order “Flag of Azerbaijan” by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 680 of 27 March 2002, for high professionalism, courage, and bravery;
 * Medal “For the Motherland” by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 140 dated 25 March 2004;
 * Medal “For Heroism” by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 672 dated 16 March 2005;
 * By the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 514 dated 28 September 2018, he was awarded the Order of “Merit to the Fatherland”, 3rd degree;
 * By the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 1952 dated 27 March 2020 was awarded the Order of “For Merit to the Fatherland”, 1st degree.
 * By the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 9 December 2020 was awarded the Zafar Order.