Vagif Aliyev

Vagif Aliyev
Vaqif Əliyev
Vagif Aliyev; Vaqif Əliyev
First Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 18, 2011
President	Heydar Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev
Mayor of Sumqayit City
	In office; April 3, 2003 – February 18, 2011
First Deputy Minister of Youth, Tourism and Sport
	In office; 1994 – April 3, 2003
Personal details
Born	June 17, 1953 (age 68); Nakhchivan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Political party	Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası (YAP)
Alma mater	Azerbaijan State University
Occupation	Deputy Minister
Profession	Politician
Website	The Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Vagif Aliyev Gadir oglu (Azerbaijani: Əliyev Vaqif Qadir oğlu) (born June 17, 1953) is an Azerbaijani politician and the First Deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan Republic.

Early life[]

He was born on June 17, 1953. In 1975, he graduated from the faculty of Physics in Azerbaijan State University. During 1975-82, he worked as an engineer, junior researcher, group leader and senior teacher in Space Research Institute of Natural Resources of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. in 1982-1988, he was the Secretary of the Komsomol of the Azerbaijan State University. In 1988-1994, he worked as a senior lecturer at the faculty of Physics in Baku State University.

Political career[]

In 1994-2003, he held the position of First Deputy Minister of Sport, Youth and Tourism. From April 2003 till 2011 February, he held the position of the head of the Executive power of Sumqayit. Since 18 February 2011 he is First Deputy Minister of The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic. He has PhD in Physics and Mathematics (1980).

He is a member of New Azerbaijan Party Management and political board.

Personal life[]

He is married and has 3 children.

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