Ali Naghi oglu Naghiyev

Ali Naghi oglu Naghiyev was born on November 8, 1958, in Babek District of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. He began his career in 1975 and worked for some time as a teacher at a school in the city of Khirdalan, Absheron District. In 1981, he graduated from the Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute.

In 1986, he completed advanced training courses at the USSR State Security Committee. He served in the operational structures of the State Security Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR and the Ministry of National Security. On March 16, 2005, he was appointed Deputy Minister of National Security. In 2011–2019, he served as Deputy Head of the General Directorate for Combating Corruption under the Prosecutor General.

On June 20, 2019, by Order No. 1274 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, he was appointed Head of the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He was awarded the military rank of Major General on March 27, 2006, and Lieutenant General on June 27, 2019.