Arif Ali Guliyev

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

Biography Arif Guliyev was born in 1950 in Ali-Bayramli. In 1965, he entered the drama and film acting faculty of the . 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.

The actor died on May 7, 2021, due to COVID-19.

Awards Lenin Komsomol Prize, Azerbaijan SSR — 1982 Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR — 1989 People's Artiste of Azerbaijan — 1993 Humay Award — 1993 "Qızıl Dərviş" (Golden Dervish) Award — 2006 "Zirvə" Award — 2012 "Senetkar" (Master) Award — 2015