Vagif (or Vaqif in the Azerbaijani transcription) is a common given name in

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. Of Persian origin, it means "clever" or "watchful".

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Molla Panah Vagif Molla Panah (), better known by his pen-name Vagif (), was an 18th-century Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani poet, statesman and diplomat. He is regarded as the founder of the realism genre and the modern school in Azerbaijani literature, Azerbaijani poe ...

(1717–1797), poet and statesman, founder of the "realist" school in Azerbaijani poetry * Vagif Akhundov (born 1950), Azerbaijani general * Vagif Aliyev (born 1953), Azerbaijani politician * Vagif Bayatly Oner (born 1948), Azerbaijani poet and translator * Vagif Behbudov (born 1938), Azerbaijani director and screenwriter *

Vagif Guliyev Prof. Vagif Guliyev () is an Azerbaijani mathematician. He was born in Salyan district of Azerbaijan republic, USSR. He has earned Doctor of Sciences Degree from Steklov Institute of Mathematics, Moscow in 1994. He has written three books and mo ...

(born 1957), Azerbaijani mathematician * Vagif Gurbanov (1967–1992), Soviet and Azerbaijani air force officer * Vagif Huseynov (1942–2024), Azerbaijani army officer and politician * Vagif Jafarov (1949–1991), Azerbaijani politician *

Vagif Javadov Vagif Javadov (; born 25 May 1989) is an Azerbaijani football coach and a former player who played as a striker. He was voted Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year in 2009. Javadov is currently the interim head coach of the "Sumgayit" club (2024 ...

(born 1989), Azerbaijani footballer * Vagif Mustafayev (born 1953), Azerbaijani screenwriter and actor *

Vagif Mustafazadeh Vagif Mustafazadeh (; March 16, 1940 – December 16, 1979), also known as Vaqif Mustafa-Zadeh, was a Soviet- Azerbaijani jazz pianist and composer, acclaimed for fusing jazz and the traditional Azerbaijani folk music, known as mugham. According ...

(1940–1979), iconic jazz pianist, creator of fusion style with Azerbaijani

mugham Mugham () or Mughamat () is one of the many classical compositions from Azerbaijan, contrasting with tasnif and ashik. It is an art form that weds classical poetry and musical improvisation in specific local modes. Mugham is a modal system. ...

Vagif Rakhmanov Vagif Rakhmanov (; 1940) is an Azerbaijani sculptor and graphic artist, Honored Artist of Kazakhstan (1981), and recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award in Arts and Culture awarded by the Consulate of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan. In March 2018 R ...

(born 1940), Azerbaijani sculptor and graphic artist * Vagif Rza Ibrahimov (born 1947), Azerbaijani scientist * Vagif Sadigov (born 1956), Azerbaijani diplomat *

Vagif Sadygov Vagif Sadygov (born 1 April 1959, Azerbaijani: ''Vaqif Sadıqov'') is an Azerbaijani football manager. Life and career Sadygov started playing football as a midfielder for Araz Nakhichevan. His club career included spells with Neftchi Baku ...

(born 1959), Azerbaijani footballer and manager * Vagif Samadoghlu (1939–2015), Azerbaijani poet and playwright * Vagif Shirinov (born 1969), Russian footballer * Vagif Sultanli (born 1958), Azerbaijani writer, critic and translator

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