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Elchin Guliyev (; born 22 September 1967) is an

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i politician who serves as the Chief of State Border Service of Azerbaijan Republic.

Early life

Guliyev was born on 22 September 1967 in

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. Between 1974 and 1982, he studied at

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No. 20 and 23, and from 1982 to 1984, he went to a Jamshid Nakhichevanski Military Lyceum—a specialized military training school. In 1984 he entered the

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. Graduating from the school in 1988, he served in various positions at

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of the

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stationed in

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from 1988 to 1992. After restoration of independence of Azerbaijan, he served as the Commander of an Army Unit of

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from 1992 to 2001.

Political career

On 21 March 2001 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Ministry of National Security and Commander of Azerbaijani Border Guard by

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. On 31 July 2002 he was appointed Chief of State Border Service of Azerbaijan Republic by President Heydar Aliyev. 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. He also enabled stronger defense of maritime borders. 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. On 6 March 2009, Guliyev was also elected the President of the ''Azerbaijan

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Sports Federation''. In the fall of 2020, during the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh with the participation of the State Border Service, the Azerbaijani forces seized control of several settlements in

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. The Supreme Commander of the

, President

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congratulated Elchin Guliyev in connection with "raising the Azerbaijani flag over the Khudafarin bridge, liberating several residential settlements with the participation of the SBS."

Awards and ranks

On 15 August 2001, he was conferred the rank of Major General. On 17 May 2003, he obtained the rank of

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. On 15 August 2014, he obtained the rank of

. He was awarded with multiple medals and orders of

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and other countries. On 9 December 2020, Guliyev was awarded the

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Early life

Political career

Awards and ranks

See also

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