Elchin Afandiyev
Elçin Əfəndiyev

Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
In office
1993–2018
President| Heydar Aliyev
Ilham Aliyev
Personal details
Born|  (1943-05-13) May 13, 1943 (age 80)
Baku, Azerbaijan

Elchin Ilyas oglu Afandiyev (Azerbaijani: Elçin İlyas oğlu Əfəndiyev) is an Azerbaijani writer, professor and politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan[1] from 1993 to 2018.

## Early years[edit]

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Afandiyev was born to the family of famous Azerbaijani writer Ilyas Afandiyev on May 13, 1943 in Baku. Since his early childhood, Elchin Afandiyev was surrounded by literature and an academic environment. Azerbaijani folklore and world literature played a significant role in Afandiyev's future career. He wrote his first novel when he was 16 years old, which was published in Azərbaycan gəncləri (Azerbaijani Youth) magazine in 1959. He completed his secondary education in 1960 and studied at Baku State University, graduating in 1965 with a degree in philology. In 1968, he completed his post-graduate studies at the Nizami Institute of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, writing a 500-page dissertation.[2] In 1965, he published a collection of novels called Min gecədən biri (One of thousand nights). In the following years, nearly 100 books of Afandiyev were translated and published in English, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Arabic, Persian, Mandarin, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Moldovan, Turkmen, Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Serbian and other languages. There have been about five million copies sold worldwide.

## Political career[edit]

During Soviet rule, Afandiyev was a deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. Since 1993, he has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.[3] As a Deputy Prime Minister, he supervises various sectors of government activity such as sports and cultural relations.[4][5] He has also chaired the Vətən cultural organization, which focuses on cultural ties with other countries. He is also a member of several government committees and is a member of Education Committee under the President of Azerbaijan.

## Awards[edit]

Efendiyev was awarded with Istiglal Order for his contributions to the development of Azerbaijani literature by President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev on May 29, 2003.[6]

## See also[edit]

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* Cabinet of Azerbaijan
* Politics of Azerbaijan
* Literature of Azerbaijan

## References[edit]

1. ^ "CIA. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
2. ^ "Elçin Əfəndiyev. 24 yaşında 500 səhifəlik namizədlik dissertasiyası yazdım" [Elchin Afandiyev. I wrote a 500 page dissertation at the age of 24]. Archived from the original on 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
3. ^ Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. United Kingdom: Europa Publications Limited. 2002. p. 119\. ISBN 1-85743-137-5. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
4. ^ "Baku hosts CoE sports ministers meeting". Azernews. 2010-09-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
5. ^ "Days of the Tatarstan culture take place in Baku". Tatar-inform. 2008-10-06. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
6. ^ "E. İ. Əfəndiyevin "İstiqlal" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI" [Order of the President of Azerbaijan Republic on awarding E.I. Afandiyev with istiglal Order of Azerbaijan Republic]. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-01-20.

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Azerbaijani literature

Epic and legends

* Epic of Koroghlu
* Book of Dede Korkut
* Ashiq Qarib
* Asli and Karam
* Shah Ismail
* Abbas and Gulgaz
* Abdulla and Jahan [az]
* Dastan of Ahmad Harami [az]

Genres

* Gazal
* Tuyugh
* Marsiya
* Qasida
* Mathnawi
* Bayati
* Ashik poetry
* Gerayli
* Qoshma
* Tajnis
* Ayaqli [az]
* Jighali [az]
* Nafaschakma [az]
* Dodaqdaymaz
* Qıfılband

Medieval

| 1200s|

* Izzeddin Hasanoghlu
* Nasir Bakuvi [ru]

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1300s|

* Yusuf Meddah
* Kadi Burhan al-Din
* Zarir of Erzurum [ru]
* Ahmad Jalayir
* Qasem-e Anvar
* Imadaddin Nasimi
* Badr Shirvani

1400s|

* Jahan Shah Haqiqi
* Seyid Yahya Bakuvi
* Hamidi Isfahani [az; ru]
* Khalili Tabrizi [ru]
* Ibrahim Gulshani [az]
* Hidayat
* Yaqub bin Uzun Hasan
* Habibi
* Fuzuli
* Shah Ismail I
* Hagiri Tabrizi [ru]
* Khatai Tabrizi [ru]
* Kishvari

1500s|

* Shah Tahmasp I
* Sadiqi Beg Afshar
* Mahammad Amani [ru]
* Fadai Tabrizi [ru]
* Ziya Ordubadi [az]
* Fazli
* Saib Tabrizi
* Qovsi Tabrizi
* Sheikh Alvan Shirazi [ru]
* Ruhi Bagdadi [az]
* Ibrahim Mirza Jahi
* Shah Abbas I
* Fardi Ardabili [fa]
* Yusif Beg Ustajlu [az]

Modern

| 1600s|

* Shah Abbas II
* Masihi [ru]
* Sari Ashiq [az]
* Tarzi Afshar
* Nitgi Shirvani
* Fatma Khanim Ani [az]
* Vahid Qazvini
* Daruni
* Tasir Tabrizi [ru]
* Safigulu bey Shamlu [az]
* Reza-Qoli Khan
* Mirza Jalal Shahrestani
* Mirza Saleh Tabrizi [az]
* Malek Beg Awji
* Tathir Tabrizi
* Salman Momtaz Mowji
* Vaiz Qazvini [az]
* Khasta Qasim
* Murtazgulu Sultan Shamlu [az]
* Majzub Tabrizi [az]
* Jununi Ardabili
* Ashik Abbas Tufarqanlı
* Musahib Ganjavi [az]

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1700s|

* Molla Panah Vagif
* Molla Vali Vidadi
* Mirza Shafi Vazeh
* Nishat Shirvani [az]
* Mahjur Shirvani [az]
* Sayat-Nova
* Aga Masih Shirvani [az]
* Telimxan
* Gudsi Vanandi [az]
* Abbasgulu Bakikhanov
* Gasim bey Zakir
* Abdurrahman Dilbazoghlu [az]
* Agha Masih Shirvani [az]
* Heyran Khanim
* Govhar agha
* Baba bey Shakir [az; ru]
* Abu'l-Fath Khan Javanshir
* Fazil Khan Sheyda
* Muhammad Husayn Khan Mushtaq
* Fathali Beg Hali-Ganjavi [az]
* Jafargulu agha Javanshir
* Shakir Shirvani [az; ru]
* Aghabeyim agha Javanshir
* Zikri Ardabili [az; fa]
* Arif Tabrizi

1800s|

* Ashiq Peri
* Khurshidbanu Natavan
* Bahar Shirvani
* Seyid Azim Shirvani
* Seyid Abulgasim Nabati
* Gonchabegüm Nakhchivanski
* Fatma Khanum Kamina
* Mirza Ali Khan La'li
* Memo bey Memayi
* Mirza Sadig Latifov
* Ali Mojuz
* Mehdigulu Khan Vafa
* Mir Mohsun Navvab
* Mohammad Bagher Khalkhali [fa; az]
* Dakhil Maraghai [az; fa]
* Ashig Alasgar
* Mirza Mahammad Taghi Gumri [az]
* Asaf Lanbarani [az]
* Abulhasan Raji [az]
* Yetim Emin [ru]
* Said Kochkhyurskiy [az; ru]
* Suleyman Stalsky

Historiography|

* Mirza Adigozal bey
* Ahmad bey Javanshir
* Karim agha Shakikhanov
* Haji Seyid Abdulhamid [az]
* Mir Mehdi Khazani
* Mirza Hasan Alkadari
* Mirza Rahim Fana [az]

Contemporary

| Prose|

| Novels|

* Nariman Narimanov
* Ismayil bek Kutkashensky
* Mammed Said Ordubadi
* Mirza Abdulgadir Vusagi
* Sakina Akhundzadeh
* Mirza Khazar
* Mir Jalal Pashayev
* Suleyman Rahimov
* Jamil Alibekov
* Ganjali Sabahi
* Kurban Said
* Ilyas Afandiyev
* Mirza Ibrahimov
* Ismayil Shykhly
* Manaf Suleymanov
* Elchin Afandiyev
* Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi
* Magsud Ibrahimbeyov
* Chingiz Abdullayev
* Suleyman Valiyev
* Natig Rasulzadeh
* Afag Masud
* Akram Aylisli
* Aziza Jafarzade
* Naser Manzuri
* Yadollah Maftun Amini
* Mehdi Huseyn
* Isa Mughanna
* Heidar Abbasi
* Qilman Ilkin
* Vidadi Babanli
* Elchin Safarli
* Hamid Notghi
* Gholamhossein Bigdeli
* Hidayet
* Lala Hasanova
* Ali Akbar
* Seymur Baycan
* Rovshan Abdullaoglu

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Stories|

* Jalil Mammadguluzadeh
* Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli
* Abdulla Shaig
* Samad Behrangi
* Anar Rzayev
* Rafiq Tağı

Essays|

* Ahmet Ağaoğlu
* Ali bey Huseynzade
* Hasan bey Zardabi
* Uzeyir Hajibeyov
* Jeyhun Hajibeyli
* Omar Faig Nemanzadeh
* Mammad Amin Rasulzade

Poetry|

| Classical|

* Mahammad Hadi
* Abbas Sahhat
* Sona Akhundova-Garayeva
* Aliagha Vahid

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Traditional|

* Mikayil Mushfig
* Ali Nazmi
* Samad Vurgun
* Farhad Ebrahimi
* Rasoul Yunan
* Sahand
* Habib Saher
* Ahmad Javad
* Suleyman Rustam
* Musa Yagub
* Almas Ildyrym
* Alireza Nabdel
* Marzieh Ahmadi
* Huseyn Arif
* Teymur Elchin
* Famil Mehdi
* Nigar Rafibeyli
* Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh
* Nusrat Kasamanli
* Nabi Khazri
* Hossein Monzavi
* Mirvarid Dilbazi
* Gamar Sheyda
* Hasan Ali Khan Garadaghi
* Reza Baraheni

Free verse|

* Rasul Rza
* Fikrat Goja
* Ramiz Rovshan
* Vagif Samadoghlu
* Mammad Araz
* Khalil Rza Uluturk

Satire|

* Mirza Alakbar Sabir
* Baba Punhan

Drama|

| Plays|

* Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev
* Jafar Jabbarly
* Suleyman Sani Akhundov
* Hashim bey Vazirov
* Sultan Majid Ganizade [az]

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Comedies|

* Mirza Fatali Akhundov

Tragedies|

* Najaf bey Vazirov
* Huseyn Javid

Screenplays|

* Hasan Seyidbeyli
* Suleyman Reshidi
* Farman Karimzade
* Gamar Salamzade
* Eldar Quliyev
* Tofig Ismayilov
* Rustam Ibragimbekov
* Ali Gafarov
* Ayaz Salayev
* Vagif Mustafayev

Literary critics|

* Hamid Arasly
* Rahilya Geybullayeva
* Ali Nazem
* Vilayat Guliyev

Literary historians|

* Firidun bey Kocharli
* Salman Mumtaz
* Mirza Huseyn Afandi Qayibov
* Amin Abid [az]
* Ahmet Caferoğlu [tr]

Translators|

* Alaviyya Babayeva
* Hamid Arzulu
* Davud Nasib
* Ramiz Abbasli
* Bagir Seyidzadeh
* Kamran Nazirli
* Mammad Rahim
* Heydar Abbasi

Related topics

| Literary circles|

* Divani-hikmat
* Majmaus-shuara
* Fovjul-fusaha
* Beyt-us-safa
* Anjumani-shuara
* Majlisi-faramushan [az]
* Majlisi-uns [az]
* Ghonchayi-ulfat [az]
* Gulustan literary circle [az]

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Literary museums|

* Baku Museum of Miniature Books
* House-Museum of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (Baku)
* House-Museum of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (Nakhchivan)
* House-Museum of Samad Vurgun
* Nakhchivan Literature Museum
* Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature
* House Museum of Abdulla Shaig
* House Museum of Jafar Jabbarly
* House Museum of Huseyn Javid
* House-Museum of Mirza Alakbar Sabir
* House-Museum of Mammed Said Ordubadi (Baku)
* House-Museum and Memorial Complex of Huseyn Javid
* Memorial Museum of Molla Panah Vagif and Molla Vali Vidadi
* House Museum of Mirza Fatali Akhundov (Shaki)

Unions, institutes and archives|

* Union of Azerbaijani Writers
* Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan
* Institute of Literature named after Nizami [az]
* The State Archive of Literature and Art of Azerbaijan

Monuments of Literary Figures|

* Fuzuli (Baku)
* Jafar Jabbarly (Baku) [az]
* Samad Vurghun (Baku) [az]
* Sabir (Baku) [az]
* Nasimi (Baku) [az]
* Hasan bey Zardabi (Baku) [az]
* Mikayil Mushfig (Baku) [az]
* Nariman Narimanov (Baku) [az]
* Shah Ismail Khatai (Baku) [az]
* Aliagha Vahid (Baku) [az]
* Natavan (Baku) [az]

Literary Prizes and Honorary Titles|

* Golden Pen Prize [az]
* Hasan bey Zardabi Prize [az]
* Mirza Fatali Akhundov State Prize
* People's Poet of Azerbaijan
* People's Writer of Azerbaijan
* People's Poet of Azerbaijan SSR [az]
* People's Writer of Azerbaijan SSR [az]
* International Prize in honor of Fuzuli [az]

See also|

* List of Azerbaijani dramatists and playwrights
* List of Azerbaijani writers
* List of Azerbaijani-language poets
* List of Azerbaijani screenwriters
* Azerbaijan emigrant literature
* Bible translations into Azerbaijani

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