Atakhan Pashayev
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Atakhan Pashayev Avaz oglu is an Azerbaijan
i government executive serving as the Chief of the National Archive Department of Azerbaijan Republic
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. In 1963, he graduated from the History department of Azerbaijan State University cum laude. He started his career at Central State October Revolution Archives as the Senior Scientist in 1962. In 1963-1965, he was the Senior Tutor at the Archives Department and in 1966-1982 he worked as the Director of the Central State Literature and Arts Archives. From 1982 through 1984, Pashayev was the Senior Professor at Azerbaijan Technical University
. In 1981, he obtained his PhD in History. Starting from 1984, he has also been the editor of Azərbaycan arxivi (Azerbaijani archives) magazine.
and has remained in the position since. On December 5, 2008 he was appointed the Chairman of National Archives Collegium. Pashayev was reappointed to the position of Chief of newly created independent National Archive Department on December 2, 2002.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i government executive serving as the Chief of the National Archive Department of Azerbaijan Republic
National Archive Department (Azerbaijan)
The National Archive Department of Azerbaijan Republic is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of managing, maintaining, protecting and updating national archives of Azerbaijan Republic...
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Early life
Pashayev was born in 1938 in Bashkend, Nakhchivan exclave of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
. In 1963, he graduated from the History department of Azerbaijan State University cum laude. He started his career at Central State October Revolution Archives as the Senior Scientist in 1962. In 1963-1965, he was the Senior Tutor at the Archives Department and in 1966-1982 he worked as the Director of the Central State Literature and Arts Archives. From 1982 through 1984, Pashayev was the Senior Professor at Azerbaijan Technical University
Azerbaijan Technical University
Azerbaijan Technical University is a public university, specialized in engineering, located in Baku, Azerbaijan. The University has 9 schools and 54 departments, 884 faculty members and approximately 6500 students....
. In 1981, he obtained his PhD in History. Starting from 1984, he has also been the editor of Azərbaycan arxivi (Azerbaijani archives) magazine.
Political career
In 1984, he was appointed the Chief of the State Archives of Azerbaijan SSRAzerbaijan SSR
The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Azerbaijan SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union....
and has remained in the position since. On December 5, 2008 he was appointed the Chairman of National Archives Collegium. Pashayev was reappointed to the position of Chief of newly created independent National Archive Department on December 2, 2002.