Background
He was born in Khankandi, capital of Soviet Azerbaijan"s Nagorno-Karabakh.
He was born in Khankandi, capital of Soviet Azerbaijan"s Nagorno-Karabakh.
His family moved to Baku when he was around 5. He made his first movie appearance in 1978. In 1980, Manafov graduated from the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts and started working with Azerbaijanfilm.