Sayyad Aran | |
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First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Religious Associations of the Republic of Azerbaijan | |
Assumed office 16 November 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sayyad Adil oghlu Salahly 15 January 1952 Garadonlu, Imishli, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union (now Azerbaijan) |
Political party | New Azerbaijan Party |
Children | three sons |
Sayyad Aran or Sayyad Salahly (Azerbaijani: Səyyad Adil oğlu Salahlı; 15 January 1952 in Garadonlu, Imishli District, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) is an Azerbaijani politician and academic. He has been a member of the National Assembly (Azerbaijan).[1][2][3]
Sayyad Adil oglu Salahli was born in a teacher family[4] in Garadonlu village of Imishli on 15 January 1952. The family consisted of 10 children where he was the first.[5]
From 1958 to 1968, he studied at a secondary school in Imishli. From 1968 to 1972, he studied at the Philology faculty of the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University.
From 1973 to 1974, he served as a captain at the military unit number 69626[5][6] of the Soviet Army located in Nyjchivand, Qivag.[6] From 1974 until the end of December 1989, he worked at a secondary school in Imishli.[5] In 1990, he was appointed chief of the Department of Public Education in Imishli, but he was dismissed from the post after no more than one year. On 2 January 1991 he relocated from Imishli to Baku where he initially worked in "Elm" newspaper where he became head of department. From 1992 to 1995, he became the first deputy editor of the "Səs" (Voice) newspaper.
He has been heavily involved with the New Azerbaijan Party where he has been in leadership roles.[7][8] He has been described as a close associate of Azerbaijan ruler Heydar Aliyev.[7]
In 1995, Sayyad Aran was elected a deputy from the Zardab-Imishly-Ujar electional constituency No.67[1] and in 2000 from the Zardab-Imishli electional constituency No.67[2] to Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Since 2001, he worked as the Dean of the Journalism Faculty of Azerbaijan University. In 2001, he received a second degree in higher education from Baku State University Law School. In 2005, he defended his dissertation on the topic of "Psychology in the Azerbaijani prose in 1960–1980 years (on the work of Movlud Suleymanli)" in Azerbaijani literature (specialty code: 10.01.01)[9] at the Institute of Literature.
On 9 October 2006 he was given the diplomatic rank – first grade Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary envoy of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[10] From 9 October 2006[11] to 3 May 2010[12] he was the Council General of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Istanbul, Turkey and From 14 December 2006[13] to 3 May 2010[11] he had served as a Permanent Representative to the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
From 2011 to 2012, he worked as a leading adviser of the State Register of Territorial Units and Municipalities of the Service of the Head of Staff in the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (Milli Mejlis).[14]
He was appointed the first deputy chairman of the State Committee on Religious Associations on 16 November 2012 by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[3]
His debut in artistic creativity happened in 1978. His first work was "Ibish uncle" story published in the 11th edition of "Ulduz" magazine, Baku in 1978.[15] Later, his works were published in "Azerbaijan", "Literature Azerbaijan", "Qrakan Azerbaidjan", "Youth", "Azerbaijan Women", "Pioner" magazines, "Literature and art", "Voice",[16] "525th newspaper", "Road", "Dede Gorgud" and other newspapers.[17] "Bridge" is his first book published in "Ganjlik" publishing house, Baku in 1983.[17]
Doctor of Philology, Professor Akif Huseynov presented the "Bridge" story as one of the most successful stories of the year at the annual conference devoted to the results of the Azerbaijan Writers' Union in 1985. The 60-year jubilee event of Sayyad Aran was held at the Natavan club of the Azerbaijan Writers' Union on 14 November 2012. Speaking at the jubilee ceremony, the People's Writer of Azerbaijan, Movlud Suleymanli, made a speech at the jubilee ceremony and assessed his performance as follows: Sayyad Aran is a writer who is close to all that is happening – events that surround us. He does not write anything remotely even if it is smallest details. If he does not pass it through himself and does not create intimacy he does not write it. That's why his works are so alive and healthy.[18]
His literary and social activity was awarded with "Progress" medal, "Gold pen" award and "Inam" honors diploma.[19]
He is married and has three sons[5] and seven grandchildren.