Khalaf Khalafov

Khalaf Khalafov is an Azerbaijani diplomat who has been serving as the Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Special Assignments since 2023. Previously, he served as Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan from 1997 to 2018 and from 2019 to 2023.

Life Khalaf Khalafov was born on September 21, 1959, Armenia SSR. He studied International law at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1977–1982. He continued his education at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR in 1990–1991. He is married and has two children. He speaks German and Russian. On May 3, 2019, Khalaf Khalafov was appointed the Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for border and the Caspian Sea issues. Since May 2019, he served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. – First degree State Counselor (2018); – Badge "For contribution to international cooperation" of MFA of RF (2019)