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Elmar Valiyev

Elmar Valiyev

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Elmar Valiyev (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.

Elmar Valiyev

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]

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  1. [1]
    "Attacks in Azerbaijan raise accusations of Islamist extremism, government skullduggery". Eurasianet. Retrieved Oct 10, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Tohid İbrahimbəyli İranda Hüseyniyyun (Hüseynçilər) adlı silahlı dəstə yaradıb".
  3. [3]
    "Head Of Azerbaijan's Second-Largest City Sacked After Attacks". www.rferl.org. Retrieved Oct 10, 2019.


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