Arif Guliyev

Arif Guliyev
Arif Quliyev
Arif Guliyev; Arif Quliyev
Born	May 16, 1950; Ali-Bayramli, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Died	May 7, 2021 (aged 70); Baku, Azerbaijan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–2021
Awards	People's Artiste of Azerbaijan; Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR; Lenin Komsomol Prize; Humay Award; Senetkar Award;

Arif Ali oghlu Guliyev (Azerbaijani: Arif Əli oğlu Quliyev, May 16, 1950 — May 7, 2021) was an actor, Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1989), People's Artiste of Azerbaijan (1993).

Biography[edit]

Arif Guliyev was born in 1950 in Ali-Bayramli. In 1965, he entered the drama and film acting faculty of the Baku Cultural-Educational Technical College [az]. In 1968, he graduated from the technical school and was assigned to work at the Mingachevir State Drama Theater. In 1973–1979, he studied at the Faculty of Musical Comedy Acting of the Azerbaijan State Art Institute. In 1975, he was invited to the Musical Comedy Theater. He worked at the Yerevan State Azerbaijan Dramatic Theater. Since 1988, he was the artistic director of the Private Satire Theater.^[1]

The actor died on May 7, 2021, due to COVID-19.^[2]

^ "Gülən və güldürən Arif Quliyev: Yaşasaydı, 73 yaşını qeyd edəcəkdi". Oxu.az. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ "Xalq artisti Arif Quliyev vəfat edib". Report.az. May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ ""Qizil Dervish" ("Golden Dervish") Award". Azerbaijan Union of Theater Workers. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ ""Senetkar" ("Master") Medal". Azerbaijan Union of Theater Workers. 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

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