Ali Naghiyev

Ali Naghiyev
Əli Nağıyev
2nd Chief of the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 June 2019
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Preceded byMadat Guliyev
Deputy Minister of National Security of the Republic of Azerbaijan
In office
16 March 2005 – 11 April 2011
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Personal details
Born (1958-11-08) 8 November 1958 (age 66)
Babek Rayon, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Military service
RankColonel general

Ali Naghi oglu Naghiyev (Azerbaijani: Əli Nağı oğlu Nağıyev; born 8 November 1958) is an Azerbaijani Colonel general, Head of the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons, Deputy Minister of the National Security of the Republic of Azerbaijan 3 (2005-2011).

In 2017, investigative reporting revealed that Naghiyev and his family were beneficiaries of the Azerbaijan Laundromat, which was a money-laundering scheme and slush fund for Azerbaijan's elites.[1][2] At the time, Naghiyev was deputy chief of the Anti-Corruption General Directorate.[1]

Life

Naghiyev Ali Naghi oglu was born on 8 November 1958, in Babek District of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.[3] In 1981, he graduated from the Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute.[3] 

He started working in 1975. After graduating from the Higher Courses of the State Security Committee of the USSR  in 1986, he served in responsible positions in the operational structures of the State Security Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR and the Ministry of National Security of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[3]

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 16, 2005, he was appointed the Deputy Minister of National Security of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[4]

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 27, 2006, Ali Naghiyev was given the high military rank of Major General. In 2011-2019, he worked as the Deputy Chief of the General Anti-Corruption Directorate under the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Azerbaijan. By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated August 5, 2014, Ali Naghiyev was appointed the Special Rank of State Judicial Counselor of the 3rd class.[5]

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated June 20, 2019, he was appointed the Chief of the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[6]

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated June 27, 2019, Ali Naghiyev was appointed to the high military rank of lieutenant general.[7]

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated December 7, 2020, Ali Naghiyev was appointed to the high military rank of colonel general.[8]

Personal life

His sons Ilham and Ilgar Nagiyev control an offshore real estate and construction empire.[1][9]

Ilham Naghiyev was a head of "Inci Shadliq Sarayi" LLC in 2009. The palace was managed by Huseyn Mammadov has managed multiple companies owned and controlled by Ali Naghiyev's sons for the past 14 years.[10]

Awards

Azaerbaijan's government has awarded Naghiyev with numerous awards.

  • Medal “For military service” by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 40 dated December 24, 1998;[11]
  • Order “Azerbaijani Flag” by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 680 dated March 27, 2002 for high professionalism, courage and bravery;[3]
  • Medal “For the Fatherland” by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 140 dated March 25, 2004;[12]
  • Medal “For Heroism” by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 672 dated 16 March 2005;[13]
  • Order “Merit to the Fatherland”, 3rd degree by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 514 dated September 28, 2018;[14]
  • Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, 1st degree by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 1952 dated March 27, 2020;[3]
  • Chief of the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Ali Nagiyev, who led the military operations with high professionalism during the liberation of the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan from occupation and the restoration of territorial integrity, and showed bravery and courage while performing military service, was awarded Order "Zafar Order" (“Victory”)  by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated December 9, 2020.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c Avshar, Pavla Holcova, Khadija Ismayilova, Leyla (2017). "The Corruption Fighter's Hidden Empire". OCCRP.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Project, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting (2023). "The Azerbaijani Laundromat". OCCRP.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Əli Nağı oğlu Nağıyev". dtx.gov.az. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Ə. N. Nağıyevin Azərbaycan Respublikası milli təhlükəsizlik nazirinin müavini təyin edilməsi haqqında". e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). 16 March 2005. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Prokurorluğunun əməkdaşlarına ali xüsusi rütbələrin verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi". president.az (in Azerbaijani). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Ə.N.Nağıyevin Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Təhlükəsizliyi Xidmətinin rəisi təyin edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi". president.az (in Azerbaijani). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Ə.N.Nağıyevə general-leytenant ali hərbi rütbəsinin verilməsi haqqında". e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Ə.N.Nağıyevə general-polkovnik ali hərbi rütbəsinin verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi". president.az (in Azerbaijani). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  9. ^ "COP Co-Opted: How corruption and undue influence threaten multilateral climate action" (PDF). Transparency International. 2024.
  10. ^ "The new owner of Nakhchivan - Ali Naghiyev". Abzas.net (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Təhlükəsizlik Nazirliyinin bir qrup hərbi qulluqçusunun təltif edilməsi haqqında". e-qanun.az. 24 December 1998. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Təhlükəsizlik Nazirliyinin bir qrup əməkdaşının təltif edilməsi haqqında". e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). 25 March 2004. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Təhlükəsizlik Nazirliyinin bir qrup əməkdaşının təltif edilməsi haqqında". e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). 16 March 2005. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Prokurorluğunun bir qrup əməkdaşının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi". president.az (in Azerbaijani). 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi". president.az (in Azerbaijani). 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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