Nasimi Aghayev ( az, Nəsimi Ağayev) is the Azerbaijani ambassador to Germany and the former Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles (2012-2022). Prior to that, he served at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Washington, D.C. as a counselor for political and public affairs (2010-2012). He joined Azerbaijan's diplomatic service in 1999 and also served at the country's Embassies in Austria (2000–03) and Germany (2005–08), as well as in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

. Aghayev holds a Master of European Law (LL.M.) degree from the Europa-Institut of the Saarland University, Germany, and B.A. and M.A. degrees in International Relations from the Baku State University, Azerbaijan. He was also trained at the

Diplomatic Academy of Vienna The Diplomatic Academy of Vienna (DA; German: ''Diplomatische Akademie Wien''), also known as the Vienna School of International Studies, is a postgraduate professional school based in Vienna, Austria, with focused training for students and prof ...

in Austria. He has served as the editor-in-chief of the

Caucasian Review of International Affairs ''Caucasian Review of International Affairs'' was a quarterly peer-reviewed online academic journal covering the countries of the Caucasus and the issues of contemporary international relations. It was established in 2006 as the ''Caucasian Journ ...

and wrote a book on ''Humanitarian Intervention and International Law: NATO operation in Kosovo'', published in German in 2007. In addition to his native

Azerbaijani language Azerbaijani () or Azeri (), also referred to as Azeri Turkic or Azeri Turkish, is a Turkic language from the Oghuz sub-branch spoken primarily by the Azerbaijani people, who live mainly in the Republic of Azerbaijan where the North Azerbaija ...

, he also knows English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. He has a diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

LA County Supervisors controversy

On 29 August 2022, Aghayev made a tweet claiming to have been honored with a certificate by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. All four of the LA County Supervisors whose names were on the certificate; Kathryn Barger, Hilda Solis, Janice Hahn, and Holly Mitchell, stated that their signatures had been added to the certificate without their knowledge or permission. An investigation by Los Angeles county found the signatures were mistakenly added by the county's Office of Protocol.

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