Vilayat Eyvazov

Vilayat Suleyman oglu Eyvazov (Azerbaijani: Vilayət Süleyman oğlu Eyvazov, born 28 June 1968) is an Azerbaijani politician, colonel general and incumbent Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.^[1]

Vilayat Eyvazov
Vilayət Eyvazov
Eyvazov in 2021
Minister of Internal Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 June 2019
President	Ilham Aliyev
Preceded by	Ramil Usubov
First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 11 March 2016 – 20 June 2019
President	Ilham Aliyev
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 14 April 2005 – 11 March 2016
President	Ilham Aliyev
Personal details
Born	(1968-06-28) 28 June 1968 (age 55) Abrakunis, Julfa District, Nakhichevan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Citizenship	Soviet Union  Azerbaijan
Education	Police Academy of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic
Awards
Military service
Rank

Biography

Vilayat Eyvazov was born on 28 June 1968 in Abrakunis village, Julfa District. In 2000, he graduated from Police Academy of Ministry of Internal Affairs. He has been serving in Ministry of Internal Affairs since November 1994. He started his career as a police officer, served in various positions in criminal investigation agencies, served as Deputy Chief of Criminal Investigation Department of Ministry of Internal Affairs, and from 2001 to 2005, as Deputy Chief and Chief of Main Department for Combating Organized Crime.^[2]

By the Order of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 293 dated 2004, he was appointed Major General of Police.^[3] By the Order No. 753 of April 14, 2005, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, and by the Order No. 1889 of March 11, 2016, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.^[4][5] Vilayat Eyvazov was dismissed of the post of First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs by the Order of President Ilham Aliyev on June 20, 2019 and was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs on the same date.^[6][7]

Awards

• Azerbaijani Flag Order – 30 June 2002^[8]
• 1st degree For service to the Fatherland Order – 29 June 2018^[9]
• 2nd degree For service to the Fatherland Order – 1 July 2014^[10]
• For Heroism Medal – 1 July 2008^[11]
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree Medal "For impeccable service in İnternal Affairs Agencies"^{[citation needed]}
• Zafar Order – 9 December 2020^[12]

References

1. . 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
2. . e-qanun.az. 30 June 2004. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
3. . e-qanun.az. 30 June 2006. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
4. . e-qanun.az. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
5. . e-qanun.az. 14 April 2005. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
6. . e-qanun.az. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
7. . e-qanun.az. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
8. . e-qanun.az. 30 June 2002. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
9. . e-qanun.az. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
10. . e-qanun.az. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
11. . e-qanun.az. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
12. "Silahlı Qüvvələrin bir sıra hərbi qulluqçuları təltif olunub". Trend News Agency (in Azerbaijani). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

External links

• . report.az. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
• . president.az. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
• . president.az. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
• "Eyvazov Vilayət Süleyman oğlu". mia.gov.az. from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.