Arif Valiyev Mikayil oglu (Azerbaijani: Arif Vəliyev Mikayıl oğlu) was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Chairman of the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Republic.[1]

Arif Valiyev
Arif Vəliyev
Chairman of the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
Assumed office
May 1993
PresidentAbulfaz Elchibey, Heydar Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev
Preceded byAjdar Aliyev
Personal details
Born(1943-06-28)June 28, 1943
Hasansu, Agstafa District, Azerbaijan SSR
DiedJune 22, 2014(2014-06-22) (aged 70)
Baku, Azerbaijan

Early life

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Valiyev was born on June 28, 1943, in Hasansu village of Agstafa District, Azerbaijan. In 1971, he graduated from the Azerbaijan State Economic University.[2]

Political career

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In May 1993, Valiyev was appointed the Chairman of the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Republic, the post which he has held to this day.[2]

He was married and has two sons.[2] He died in Baku in 2014 after a long illness.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee Chairman: Unemployment rate in the country has gone lower". Today.az. 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  2. ^ a b c "Nazirlərin ad günləri… bəzi məmurlar niyə onu gizli saxlayırlar?" [Birth dates of ministers... why are some statesmen conceal the information?]. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  3. ^ APA Information Agency, APA Holding. "APA - Chairman of State Statistical Committee Arif Valiyev dies - UPDATED". En.apa.az. Retrieved 2014-06-24.