Aydin Aliyev

Colonel General^[1] Aydin Aliyev Ali oglu (Azerbaijani: Aydın Əliyev Əli oğlu; born May 28, 1957) is the current Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic, a post which makes him part of the Cabinet of Azerbaijan.

Aydin Aliyev Aydın Əliyev
Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office February 6, 2006
President	Ilham Aliyev
Preceded by	Kamaladdin Heydarov
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-28) May 28, 1957 (age 67) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Military service
Rank	Colonel General

Early life

Colonel General of Customs Service^[1] Aliyev was born on May 28, 1957, in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 1979, he graduated from Law School of Azerbaijan State University cum laude. He then started working as a teacher at the same university. In 1980–1992, he worked as the senior consultant, assistant to Minister, assistant Manager of HR Department, judge at the State Arbitration Board of Azerbaijan Republic, head of department at the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan. From 1992 until 1999, he was employed at the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic as inspector, then head of department, lead consultant and chief of the main department.^[2]

Political career

Since February 1999, Aliyev served as the First Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee.^[2] On February 6, 2006, he was appointed the chairman of the committee replacing Kamaladdin Heydarov who was appointed the Minister of Emergency Situations on the same day.^[3] During his term, Customs border check point have been renovated.^[4] He has also been a proponent on limitations for import of automobiles due to excessive traffic jams in the capital Baku.^[5]

Aliyev is married and has two children.^[2]

See also

• Cabinet of Azerbaijan

References

1. "Gömrük xidməti hər bir dövlətin müstəqilliyinin əsas atributlarından biridir".
2. "Azərbaycan Respublikası Dövlət Gömrük Komitəsinin sədri, gömrük xidməti general-leytenantı" [Chairman of the State Customs Committee, Lieutenant General of Customs Service]. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
3. "Kəmaləddin Heydərov Azərbaycanın fövqəladə hallar naziri, Aydın Əliyev isə dövlət gömrük komitəsinin sədri təyin edilib" [Kamaladdin Heydarov appointed Minister of Emergency Situations, Aydin Aliyev - Chairman of the State Customs Committee]. Voice of America. 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
4. "Dövlət Gömrük Komitəsinin sədri Aydın Əliyev: "Azərbaycanda gömrük tariflərinin artırılması məsələsi müzakirə edilmir"" [Aydin Aliyev, Chairman of the State Customs Committee: "Raising of customs tariffs in Azerbaijan is not being discussed at the moment]. Azeri Press Agency. 2010-07-06. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
5. "Aydın Əliyev: "Avtomobillərin ölkəyə gətirilməsinə məhdudiyyət qoyulmalıdır"" [Aydin Aliyev: "Limitations for import of automobiles should be set"]. ANS. 2009-11-12. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-11-29.