Elchin Guliyev
Elchin Guliyev | |
|---|---|
Elçin Quliyev | |
Minister of National Security – Commander of Border Troops | |
| In office 21 March 2001 – 31 July 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1967 Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (1988-1991) Azerbaijan (1991-Present) |
| Branch/service | State Border Service |
| Years of service | 1988-Present |
| Rank | Colonel general |
Colonel general Elchin Guliyev (Azerbaijani: Elçin Isa oğlu Quliyev; born 22 September 1967) is an Azerbaijani politician who serves as the Chief of State Border Service of Azerbaijan Republic.
Early life
Guliyev was born on 22 September 1967 in
Jamshid Nakhichevanski Military Lyceum—a specialized military training school. In 1984 he entered the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School. Graduating from the school in 1988, he served in various positions at Northern Group of Forces of the Soviet Army stationed in Poland from 1988 to 1992. After restoration of independence of Azerbaijan, he served as the Commander of an Army Unit of Azerbaijani Armed Forces from 1992 to 2001.[1]
Political career
On 21 March 2001 he was appointed Deputy Minister of
Ministry of National Security and Commander of Azerbaijani Border Guard by President Heydar Aliyev. On 31 July 2002 he was appointed Chief of State Border Service of Azerbaijan Republic by President Heydar Aliyev.[1] As the Chief of State Border Service, he was able to encourage opening of a new Academy of State Border Troops in August 2010, of which he became the rector.[2] He also enabled stronger defense of maritime borders.[3] While in office, Guliyev has built strong relations with border services of other countries seeking to train the Azerbaijani servicemen to enforce better defense of pipelines and oil and gas deposits.[4]
On 6 March 2009, Guliyev was also elected the President of the Azerbaijan Horseback Riding Sports Federation.[5]
In the fall of 2020, during the
Khudafarin bridge, liberating several residential settlements with the participation of the SBS."[6]
Awards and ranks
On 15 August 2001, he was conferred the rank of
Azerbaijan Republic and other countries.[1] On 9 December 2020, Guliyev was awarded the Zafar Order.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Бакинский государственный университет. ЭЛЬЧИН ГУЛИЕВ" [Baku State University. Elchin Guliyev]. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "İlham Əliyev Dövlət Sərhəd Xidməti Akademiyasının açılış mərasimində iştirak etmişdir" [Ilham Aliyev inaugurated opening of State Border Service Academy]. President.az. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Elchin Guliyev: "State Border Service perfectly controls Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea"". Azeri Press Agency. 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- Today.az. 27 May 2005. Archived from the originalon 29 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Elçin Quliyev Azərbaycan Atçılıq İdmanı Federasiyasının prezidenti seçildi" [Elchin Guliyev elected President of Horseback Riding Federation]. Azeri Press Agency. 6 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Release of the Press Service of the President". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Chief of the State Border Service (SBS), Colonel General Elchin Guliyev on raising the Azerbaijani flag over the Khudafarin bridge, liberating several residential settlements with the participation of the SBS, and instructed to convey his congratulations to all personnel. Colonel General Elchin Guliyev reported that the State Border Service personnel will continue to decently fulfill all the tasks set by the Commander-in-Chief.
- ^ "Silahlı Qüvvələrin bir sıra hərbi qulluqçuları təltif olunub". Trend News Agency (in Azerbaijani). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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