Elmar Valiyev (born 3 October 1960 Evlakh, Azerbaijan) is the former

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Ganja, Azerbaijan Ganja (; az, Gəncə ) is Azerbaijan's third largest city, with a population of around 335,600.Azərbaycan Respublikası. — 2. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və inzibati rayonları. — 2.4. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və ...

. He graduated from the Azerbaijan Technical University as a

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, and later from Azerbaijan State Academy. 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

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in 25 years. During the investigation of his assassination attempt, it was found out that Tawhid Ibrahim Begli, leader of the

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, called for his assassination. He was relieved of his duties by

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Ilham Aliyev in August 2018.

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Mayors of places in Azerbaijan Politicians from Ganja, Azerbaijan People from Yevlakh Azerbaijan Technological University alumni 1960 births Living people {{Azerbaijan-politician-stub