New director appointed to Heydar Aliyev Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Uzbekistan

Akif Marifli has been appointed as the director of the Heydar Aliyev Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Uzbekistan.

Report informs, citing the Uzbekistan Embassy in Azerbaijan, that prior to this appointment, he held the position of head of the book industry department at the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan.

Akif Marifli received a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in the history of the Turkic world from Baku State University. He continued his education in the doctoral program at the Institute of Oriental Studies named after Academician Zia Bunyadov of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. He holds a Ph.D. in History.