Elmar Valiyev (Azerbaijani: Elmar Vəliyev; born 3 October 1960 Evlakh, Azerbaijan) is the former mayor of Ganja, Azerbaijan. He graduated from the Azerbaijan Technical University as a mechanical engineer, and later from Azerbaijan State Academy.
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On February 18, 2011, Veliyev was appointed mayor of Ganja. On July 3, 2018, Valiyev was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt. It was the first assassination attempt on a government official in Azerbaijan in 25 years.[1] During the investigation of his assassination attempt, it was found out that Tawhid Ibrahim Begli, leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement of Azerbaijan, called for his assassination.[2] He was relieved of his duties by President Ilham Aliyev in August 2018.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Attacks in Azerbaijan raise accusations of Islamist extremism, government skullduggery". Eurasianet. Retrieved Oct 10, 2019.
- ^ "Tohid İbrahimbəyli İranda Hüseyniyyun (Hüseynçilər) adlı silahlı dəstə yaradıb".
- ^ "Head Of Azerbaijan's Second-Largest City Sacked After Attacks". www.rferl.org. Retrieved Oct 10, 2019.