Makhmud Mamed-Guliev

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, Mamed-Guliev attended Baku State University where he studied law. Following the graduation, he worked as a lecturer at there from 1972 to 1974. He then served as the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Bank from 1992 to 1993.

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

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

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

He can speak Azerbaijani, Russian and English.

Honours

 * For Service to the Fatherland Order (2019)