Akif Jafar Hajiyev ( az, Akif Cəfər oğlu Hacıyev, 8 December 1937 – 3 February 2015) was an

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mathematician. He served as the vice-president of the

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from 2013 until his death. From 2004 to 2013, he was the director of the Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of National Academy of Sciences. He authored four books, in addition to numerous papers. By presidential decree, he was awarded the "

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" in 2004 and "Honored Worker of Science" in 2005. A native of Baku, Hajiyev was best known for his work in the theory of multidimensional singular integrals.

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