Elchin Afandiyev
Elchin Ilyas oglu Afandiyev, also known mononymously as Elçin (Elçin İlyas oğlu Əfəndiyev; 13 May 1943 – 3 August 2025) was an Azerbaijani writer, academic and politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2018.
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Elchin Afandiyev
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- Born
- 1943. · Baku.
- Died
- 2025.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Azerbaijan.
- Occupation
- writer, politician, screenwriter, playwright, literary critic, poet and opinion journalist.
- Fields
- belletristic literature, poetry, literary studies and opinion journalism.
- Education
- Baku State University.
- Honours
- Lenin Komsomol Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour, Independence Order, Sheref Order, Shohrat Order and People's Writer of Azerbaijan.
- Languages
- Azerbaijani and English.
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Elchin Ilyas oglu Afandiyev, also known mononymously as Elçin (Elçin İlyas oğlu Əfəndiyev; 13 May 1943 – 3 August 2025) was an Azerbaijani writer, academic and politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2018.
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Elchin Afandiyev (1943–2025) was a literary critic, opinion journalist and playwright, among other activities, a national of Azerbaijan and the Soviet Union. The literary critic was born in Baku.
Elchin Afandiyev was educated at Baku State University. The literary critic was a member of Union of Azerbaijani Writers and USSR Union of Writers. Activity centred on belletristic literature, literary studies and opinion journalism.
The work spans novella, short novel and sketch story. Languages used include Azerbaijani and English. Honours include honorary diploma of President of Azerbaijan Republic, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR and Independence Order, among others.
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Early years
Early years
Elchin Afandiyev studied at Baku State University. The recorded working language is Azerbaijani and English. The field of work recorded is belletristic literature, poetry and literary studies. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are short novel, sketch story and novella. Distinctions recorded are Lenin Komsomol Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour, Independence Order and Sheref Order.
Afandiyev was born to the family of the Azerbaijani writer Ilyas Afandiyev on 13 May 1943 in Baku. Since his early childhood, Elchin Afandiyev was surrounded by literature and an academic environment. Azerbaijani folklore and world literature played a significant role in Afandiyev's future career. He wrote his first novel when he was 16 years old, which was published in Azərbaycan gəncləri (Azerbaijani Youth) magazine in 1959. He completed his secondary education in 1960 and studied at Baku State University, graduating in 1965 with a degree in philology. In 1968, he completed his post-graduate studies at the Nizami Institute of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, writing a 500-page dissertation. In 1965, he published a collection of novels called Min gecədən biri (One of thousand nights). In the following years, nearly 100 books of Afandiyev were translated and published in English, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Arabic, Persian, Mandarin, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Moldovan, Turkmen, Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Serbian and other languages. There have been about five million copies sold worldwide. Afandiyev’s play, Citizens of Hell, premiered in London in 2013.
Political career
Political career
During Soviet rule, Afandiyev was a deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. From 1993 to 2018, he served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. As a Deputy Prime Minister, he supervised various sectors of government activity such as sports and cultural relations. He also chaired the Vətən cultural organization, which focuses on cultural ties with other countries. He was also a member of several government committees and was a member of the Education Committee under the President of Azerbaijan.
Death
Death
Afandiyev died on 3 August 2025, at the age of 82. He was buried in the First Alley of Honor.
Life and career
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1943
Elchin Afandiyev born at Baku.
2025
Elchin Afandiyev died.
Awards
Efendiyev was awarded the Istiglal Order for his contributions to the development of Azerbaijani literature by Heydar Aliyev, then-President of Azerbaijan on 29 May 2003.

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- 1.CIA. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments.
- 2.Elchin Efendiyev. audiovisual.az.
- 3.Elçin Əfəndiyev. portal.azertag.az.
- 4.Elçin Əfəndiyev: Azərbaycan ədəbiyyatının canlı əfsanəsi. qebulol.az. 26 June 2025.
- 5.Эльчин Эфендиев — биография, книги, отзывы, цитаты. www.livelib.ru.
- 6.Elçin Əfəndiyev. 24 yaşında 500 səhifəlik namizədlik dissertasiyası yazdım.
- 7.Xalq yazıçısı Elçin Əfəndiyev vəfat edib. Manera.Az.
- 8.Baş nazirin işdən çıxarılan müavini Elçin Əfəndiyev haradadır? » Tərəf - XOCANIN BLOGU. Tərəf - XOCANIN BLOGU.
- 9.Idayatova, Sabina. Elchin Afandiyev's Citizens of Hell has London premiere. AzerNews. 31 July 2013.
- 10.Europa Publications Limited. Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. 119. 2002. 1-85743-137-5.
- 11.Azernews. Baku hosts CoE sports ministers meeting. 23 September 2010.
- 12.Tatar-inform. Days of the Tatarstan culture take place in Baku. 6 October 2008.
- 13.APA. People's Writer of Azerbaijan Elchin Efendiyev passes away. 3 August 2025.
- 14.Elçin Əfəndiyev vəfat etdi. Milli.Az. 3 August 2025.
- 15.Xalq yazıçısı Elçin Əfəndiyev I Fəxri xiyabanda dəfn olunub. Apa.az.
- 16.82 yaşında vəfat edən Elçin Əfəndiyev kimdir? - DOSYE. Editor.az. 3 August 2025.
- 17.E. İ. Əfəndiyevin "İstiqlal" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI.
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