Atidzhe Alieva-Veli ( bg, Атидже Алиева-Вели) (born 1981) is a Bulgarian politician of the

Movement for Rights and Freedoms The Movement for Rights and Freedoms ( bg, Движение за права и свободи ''Dvizhenie za prava i svobodi'', ДПС, DPS; tr, Hak ve Özgürlükler Hareketi, HÖH) is a centrist political party in Bulgaria with a support base ...

who has been serving as a

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since 2019.

Early life and education

Alieva-Veli was born on 18 September in Devin, but grew up in Borino. After finishing school, she studied

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for a bachelor's degree until 2003, followed by a degree in

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Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

until 2005. In early 2014, she completed a second master's degree in Public Administration at the

University of National and World Economy The University of National and World Economy ( bg, Университет за национално и световно стопанство) is a university in Sofia, Bulgaria. Notable alumni of the university are five Prime Ministers of Bulga ...

in Sofia.

Professional career

Alieva-Veli started her professional career in the Bulgarian branch of

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. In 2011 she began working for the State Agricultural Fund (SFA), and from 2013 she was one of several deputy directors.

Political career

In parliament, Alieva-Veli has since been serving on the

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(since 2020) and the

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(2019-2020). In addition to her committee assignments, she is part of the Parliament's delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia.Atidzhe Alieva-Veli

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References

Living people MEPs for Bulgaria 2019–2024 Movement for Rights and Freedoms MEPs Movement for Rights and Freedoms politicians Women MEPs for Bulgaria 21st-century Bulgarian women politicians 21st-century Bulgarian politicians 1981 births {{Bulgaria-MEP-stub