Arif Valiyev
{{Short description|Azerbaijani politician}}
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Arif Vəliyev
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|title = Chairman of the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
|term_start = May 1993
|predecessor = Ajdar Aliyev
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|president = Abulfaz Elchibey, Heydar Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|06|28}}
|birth_place = Hasansu, Agstafa District, Azerbaijan SSR
|death_date = {{death date and age|2014|6|22|1943|6|28}}
|death_place = Baku, Azerbaijan
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Arif Valiyev Mikayil oglu ({{langx|az|Arif Vəliyev Mikayıl oğlu}}) was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Chairman of the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan Republic.{{cite news | url=http://www.today.az/news/business/66227.html | title= Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee Chairman: Unemployment rate in the country has gone lower |publisher= Today.az |date= 2010-04-16 |accessdate=2010-11-26}}
Early life
Valiyev was born on June 28, 1943, in Hasansu village of Agstafa District, Azerbaijan. In 1971, he graduated from the Azerbaijan State Economic University.{{cite web | url=http://modern.az/articles/9083/1/ | title= Nazirlərin ad günləri… bəzi məmurlar niyə onu gizli saxlayırlar? |trans-title=Birth dates of ministers... why are some statesmen conceal the information? |accessdate=2010-11-26| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101125064036/http://modern.az/articles/9083/1/| archivedate= 25 November 2010 | url-status= live}}
Political career
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.
He was married and has two sons.
He died in Baku in 2014 after a long illness.{{cite web|author=APA Information Agency, APA Holding |url=http://en.apa.az/xeber_chairman_of_state_statistical_committee__213084.html |title=APA - Chairman of State Statistical Committee Arif Valiyev dies - UPDATED |publisher=En.apa.az |date= |accessdate=2014-06-24}}
See also
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Category:People from Aghstafa District
Category:Government ministers of Azerbaijan
Category:Burials at II Alley of Honor
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