Background
Pashayev was born in 1938 in Bashkend, Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Atakhan Pashayev
Edit ProfileEducation
In 1963, he graduated from the History department of Azerbaijan State University cum laude.
Career
He started his career at Central State October Revolution Archives as the Senior Scientist in 1962. In 1963-1965, he was the Senior Tutor at the Archives Department and in 1966-1982 he worked as the Director of the Central State Literature and Arts Archives. From 1982 through 1984, Pashayev was the Senior Professor at Azerbaijan Technical University.
In 1981, he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in History.
Starting from 1984, he has also been the editor of Azərbaycan arxivi (Azerbaijani Archives) magazine. In 1984, he was appointed the Chief of the State Archives of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic and has remained in the position since.
On December 5, 2008 he was appointed the Chairman of National Archives Collegium. Pashayev was reappointed to the position of Chief of newly created independent National Archive Department on December 2, 2002.
Achievements
-
Born
-
Nationality
Azerbaijani