Ambassador - Biography

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan

to the Republic of Moldova

Ulvi Vagif oglu Bakhshaliyev

Year and place of birth: 08.04.1972, Sumgayit, Republic of Azerbaijan

Education:

• 1989-1994 - Baku State University, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Persian language
• 1995-1997 - Military service
• 2000-2005 - Sumgayit State University, Faculty of Economy and Management (part-time education)

Professional experience:

2001 - Attaché,  Second (East) Territorial Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2001-2006 - Third Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran

2006-2008 - First Secretary, Second (East) Territorial Department, Middle East and South Asia Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2009-2012 - Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Poland, Warsaw

2012-2013 - Head of division, First European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2013-2017 - Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Poland, Warsaw

2018-2019 - Deputy Director, Second European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2019-2021 - Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2021-2023 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Belarus, Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the Commonwealth of the Independent States

Since 2023 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Moldova

Foreign Languages: English, Russian, Persian, Polish

Marital status: married with two children