Hafiz Mir Jalal oghlu Pashayev (; born 2 May 1941) was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the

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from 2006 to 2019. He also has been the founding rector of the ADA University since 2006. He holds the

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degree in Physics and was the ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States until 2006.

Early life

Hafiz Pashayev was born in

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on 2 May 1941. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Physics from the Azerbaijan State University in 1963. After graduation, he started to work at the Physics Institute of the

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until 1967. In 1971, he obtained the

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degree at the I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy in

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. In 1975–1976, he continued the investigations at the

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. Finally, he obtained the

degree in 1984. From 1971 to 1992, Pashayev worked as a researcher and a laboratory chief at the Physics Institute of the

Political career

Hafiz Pashayev started his political career in 1993 as Azerbaijan's first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States (also accredited in Canada and Mexico). He kept that position until 2006, when he was appointed the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Azerbaijan Republic. Pashayev's name is associated with the

Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy ADA University (ADA) () is a public university established under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Azerbaijan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan in March 2006 by Hafiz Pashayev. History ADA University was established on January 13, 201 ...

established under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic. He is the founding rector of the Academy, which in 2016 received the status of university to become ADA University. Moreover, Hafiz Pashayev is the author of more than 100 scientific works and 2 monographs, as well as the articles on various socio-political issues in the local and international media. He was removed from his post and retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2019, but continued to hold the position of the rector of the ADA University. He was awarded with the For service to the Fatherland Order second degree of Azerbaijan by the President

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in July 2019, later promoted to first degree in 2021.

Personal life

Hafiz Pashayev is married, he has two children and four grandchildren. He speaks fluent English and Russian.The official page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
/ref> He is the son of the well-known writer and literary critic, Mir Jalal Pashayev and the uncle of the Azerbaijan's current First Lady,

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References

External links

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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