Elchin Guliyev
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Elçin Quliyev
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Guliyev in 2016
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| 1st Chief of State Border Service of Azerbaijan | |
| Assumed office 31 July 2002 | |
| President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Deputy Minister of National Security – Commander of Border Troops | |
| In office 21 March 2001 – 31 July 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1967-09-22) 22 September 1967 (age 56) Sumgayit, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (1988-1991) Azerbaijan (1991-Present) |
| Branch/service | State Border Service |
| Years of service | 1988-Present |
| Rank | Colonel general |
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Colonel general Elchin Guliyev (Azerbaijani: Elçin Isa oğlu Quliyev; born 22 September 1967) is an Azerbaijani politician who serves as the Chief of State Border Service of Azerbaijan Republic.
Guliyev was born on 22 September 1967 in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan. Between 1974 and 1982, he studied at secondary schools No. 20 and 23, and from 1982 to 1984, he went to a Jamshid Nakhichevanski Military Lyceum—a specialized military training school. In 1984 he entered the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School. Graduating from the school in 1988, he served in various positions at Northern Group of Forces of the Soviet Army stationed in Poland from 1988 to 1992. After restoration of independence of Azerbaijan, he served as the Commander of an Army Unit of Azerbaijani Armed Forces from 1992 to 2001.[1]
On 21 March 2001 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Ministry of National Security and Commander of Azerbaijani Border GuardbyPresident Heydar Aliyev. On 31 July 2002 he was appointed Chief of State Border Service of Azerbaijan Republic by President Heydar Aliyev.[1] As the Chief of State Border Service, he was able to encourage opening of a new Academy of State Border Troops in August 2010, of which he became the rector.[2] He also enabled stronger defense of maritime borders.[3] While in office, Guliyev has built strong relations with border services of other countries seeking to train the Azerbaijani servicemen to enforce better defense of pipelines and oil and gas deposits.[4]
On 6 March 2009, Guliyev was also elected the President of the Azerbaijan Horseback Riding Sports Federation.[5]
In the fall of 2020, during the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh with the participation of the State Border Service, the Azerbaijani forces seized control of several settlements in Jabrayil District. The Supreme Commander of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Elchin Guliyev in connection with "raising the Azerbaijani flag over the Khudafarin bridge, liberating several residential settlements with the participation of the SBS."[6]
On 15 August 2001, he was conferred the rank of Major General. On 17 May 2003, he obtained the rank of Lieutenant General. On 15 August 2014, he obtained the rank of Colonel general. He was awarded with multiple medals and orders of Azerbaijan Republic and other countries.[1] On 9 December 2020, Guliyev was awarded the Zafar Order.[7]
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Chief of the State Border Service (SBS), Colonel General Elchin Guliyev on raising the Azerbaijani flag over the Khudafarin bridge, liberating several residential settlements with the participation of the SBS, and instructed to convey his congratulations to all personnel. Colonel General Elchin Guliyev reported that the State Border Service personnel will continue to decently fulfill all the tasks set by the Commander-in-Chief.
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