Vagif Sadigov

Vagif I. Sadigov (born 2 November 1956) is an Azerbaijani diplomat currently serving as Azerbaijan's ambassador to the United Nations.[1]

This article is about the diplomat. For the footballer and manager, see Vagif Sadygov.

Background and education

Sadigov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is married with two children. Sadigov was educated at the Azerbaijani Institute of Foreign Languages and obtained a master's degree in linguistics in 1978 and PhD degree in linguistics in 1986.[2]

Career

After completing his PhD degree, Sadigov was appointed an assistant professor in the Azerbaijani Institute of Foreign Languages, where he served till 1991. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992 and became the head of the political-military affairs division from 1993 to 1995 when he was appointed Azerbaijan ambassador to Austria, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Vienna, UNIDO, and OSCE.[3] He served as Permanent Representative to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization from 1998 to 2001, when he moved to the International Atomic Energy Agency, where he participated in the negotiation on the adapted CFE Treaty and development of new CSBMs, the OSCE Charter for European Security, and the UN Conventions against Transnational Organized Crime and against Corruption.

Sadigov was appointed Deputy Foreign Minister in 2004 with a portfolio covering Azerbaijan relations with the UNESCO and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. He was appointed Azerbaijan ambassador to Italy and served simultaneously as Permanent Representative to United Nations agencies of Food and Agriculture Organization, World Food Programme, International Fund for Agricultural Development based in Rome.[4][5] He was also accredited as Ambassador to Malta and San Marino and later served as ambassador to Belgium.[6]

References
  1. "H.E. MR. VAQIF SADIQOV". United Nations Institute for Training and Research. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. "NDC - News- The Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Italian Republic, H.E. Vaqif Sadiqov, visits the NATO Defense College". www.ndc.nato.int. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  3. "Interview with HE Vaqif Sadiqov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan". Geopolitica.info (in Italian). 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  4. "Vagif Sadigov appointed Azerbaijan`s ambassador to Italy". azertag.az. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  5. "Azerbaijan, WHO sign donor agreement". azertag.az. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  6. "Azerbaijan appointed new ambassador to Belgium". Apa.az. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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