Azer Sharif oglu Suleymanov ( Azerbaijani: Azər Şərif oğlu Süleymanov; born 10 December 1986), known professionally as Azer Suleymanli (Azerbaijani: Azər Süleymanlı) is an Azerbaijani TV presenter. During his career, he worked in Khayal TV,

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, Space TV,

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and Ictimai TV (the latter, until now). Azer Suleymanli hosted many programs such as '' The Voice of Azerbaijan'' and was the Azerbaijani commentator for

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, and

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editions of the

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Life

Azer Sharif oglu Suleymanov was born on 10 December 1986 in Ikinci Nugadi, Guba District of

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. He received his education in Ikinci Nugadi Secondary School No. 1 in 1993, graduated from that school in 2004 and the following year, was admitted to the

Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (ASUCA; az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Mədəniyyət və İncəsənət Universiteti) was founded in 1923 on the basis of the Baku Theatrical College. It is Azerbaijan's main state-funded institution of h ...

. He graduated from the same university in 2009 with honours.

Career

In 1999, when he was still in school, Azer Suleymanli started to host a show for Khayal TV (now Qafqaz TV), which operates in Guba District. Until 2007, he was the host of ''Bizim sinif'', ''Dünya uşaqların gözü ilə'', ''Hər bazar''. He continued his career as one of the first presenters of Region TV (now ARB TV), founded in 2007. Until 2016, he was the host of the programs ''Buralar'', ''Azərlə hər bazar'', ''AzərKeş'', ''ÖYRƏNirəm''. Azer Suleymanli worked at Space TV from 2008 to 2010. He hosted the karaoke program ''Mənim Sevimli Mahnım'' (MSM), as well as the last season of ''Azəri Star'' song contest. Suleymanli was the host of the intellectual program ''1001 sual'' on the

, which began broadcasting in 2011. He started to host the ''Şərq ulduzları'' children's song contest on Azad Azerbaijan TV in 2012. Azer Suleymanli has been working as a presenter at the Ictimai Television and Radio Broadcasting Company since September 2013. During this time, he hosted the channel's morning program ''Yeni gün'', and since 2017 ''Sabahın xeyir, Azərbaycan''. In 2021, the Ictimai Television and Radio Broadcasting Company acquired the license to broadcast '' The Voice'' and the hosting of the project's local edition was entrusted to Azer Suleymanli. Suleymanli was also the Azerbaijani commentator for the

three times in a row – in

, and

. Azer Suleymanli hosted many state-organized events and projects. He also gave seminars on becoming a presenter at the invitation of many universities and youth organizations in the country. Over the years, he has been awarded diplomas and prizes by various government agencies, organizations and public associations.

Personal life

Azer Suleymanli married on 13 September 2014.

References

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