Arif Mammadov (ambassador)
Arif Mammadov | |
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Arif Məmmədov | |
Head of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the European Union | |
In office 25 June 2013 – November 2015 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Agshin Mehdiyev |
Personal details | |
Born | Azerbaijan SSR | 22 September 1964
Spouse | Jamila Mammadova |
Children | son Jamal Mammadov and daughter Selin Mammadova |
Alma mater | Center for Political and Diplomatic Studies, London, United Kingdom
Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Hague, Netherlands Military Institute in Moscow (VKIMO), Russia |
Arif Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Arif Məmmədov; born 22 September 1964) is an Azerbaijani former diplomat and opposition activist.
Early life and education
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Arif Mammadov obtained a degree on Oriental Studies at the Military Institute of Foreign Languages (VKIMO) in Moscow, where he studied from 1983 to 1988. In 1993, Arif Mammadov took a Post-Graduate Course of European and World Affairs at Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations in the Hague. A year later he underwent a monthly Diplomatic Course in the Center for Political and Diplomatic Studies in London, United Kingdom.
Career
From March 1991 till June 1992 Mammadov served as a Senior Adviser at the Department of International Affairs at the City Council of
From 2000 until 2006, Mammadov was the Head of the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the
Since June 2013 he headed (as their first EU Ambassador) the
In March 2015 Mammadov published a post about a fire in Baku which killed 15 people, "There is no nation that would stand that shame and injustice," he wrote on his Facebook page "Officials earn millions on our people's sufferings, and if they do not fear our people's anger, they must fear God's wrath!".
In August 2015 the National Central Bureau of Interpol in the Republic of Azerbaijan issued an international warrant for Mammadov's arrest on corruption charges.[10][11]
In 2017, Mammadov gave an interview to The Guardian about corruption among members of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Council of Europe. According to Mammadov, they spent over 30 million euros on lobbying in the Council of Europe institutions, including the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).[12] In 2018, Mammadov became a key witness in the investigation of allegations of corruption in PACE[13] in the aftermath of the "Caviar Diplomacy" report by the European Stability Initiative.[14] He was also present at the trial of the Italian MP Luca Volontè [it; fr], in the Italian court. According to Mammadov, Volonte's lawyers were financed by Azerbaijan.[15]
In May 2020, Mammadov became a co-founder of the Azerbaijani civil platform "BIZ"[16][17] he is also the co-chair of the AND (Democracy for Azerbaijan movement).[18]
Other
From 2008 to 2012 Mammadov was a member of the Governing Board of the Oslo-based European Wergeland Centre,[19] a European resource centre on education for intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic citizenship. He advocates for active youth involvement in international affairs, thus initiating a number of projects for youth.
Personal life
Besides politics, he is interested in sports and music. Along with his native
References
- ^ "Arif Mammadov - Ambassador to Council of Europe". 14 December 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Azerbaijani Ambassador appointed as OIC Permanent Observer to the EU". 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)". 5 November 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ http://www.oic-oci.org/oicv2/topic/?t_id=9345&ref=3731&lan=en&x_key=arif%20mammadov[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Дело постпреда ОИС в ЕС, азербайджанского дипломата Арифа Мамедова". Meydan.TV (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "Diplomat Wanted After Azeri Criticism". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "Ариф Мамедов отозван с должности посла ОИС при ЕС - ОБНОВЛЕНО". Day.Az (in Russian). 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "The Disturbing Truth behind Azerbaijan's European Games". Freedom House. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ Turan (1 July 2017). "У этой политической системы нет будущего — Ариф Мамедов". turan.az. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "Экс-посол Ариф Мамедов объявлен в международный розыск". 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ REGNUM (12 August 2015). "Бывший азербайджанский дипломат объявлен в международный розыск". regnum.ru. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "Fresh claims of Azerbaijan vote-rigging at European human rights body". the Guardian. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ Independent investigation body on the allegations of corruption within the Parliamentary Assembly (15 April 2018). "REPORT of the Independent Investigation Body on the allegations of corruption within the Parliamentary Assembly" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Caviar Diplomacy - How Azerbaijan silenced the Council of Europe | ESI". esiweb.org. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ Turan. "Lawyers of Luke Volonte funded from Baku - ex-ambassador of Azerbaijan to CE". www.turan.az. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "BİZ выходит на авансцену". www.turan.az (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "Qubad İbadoğlu: Höküməti cavabdeh etmək üçün platforma yaratdıq". VOA (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ Benakis, Theodoros (2018-03-09). "Amb. Arif Mammadov: "Azerbaijan is on the brink of social explosion"". European Interest. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "List of former Board Members between 2008-2012". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.