Latif Gandilov
Latif Gandilov is Azerbaijani diplomat. The ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belarus since 2016. Previously served as the ambassador of Azerbaijan to China, North Korea, Mongolia and Vietnam residing in Beijing, and to Kazakhstan.Biography
Latif Gandilov was born in Baku in the family of prominent Azerbaijani scholar Seyfaddin Gandilov.
He studied in Institute of National Economy of Azerbaijan in 1974-1978 and got Candidate of Sciences degree in Economics in 1984.
In 1986-1995 he worked as docent in "Economic Theory" department of Azerbaijan Technical University.
Since 1995 he is in diplomatic service, and in 2001 he received his first appointment abroad — the first secretary, and then the counsellor of Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Turkey.
In 2004 he was appointed as the first ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan and hold this position till 2010. From 2011 to 2016 he served as the ambassador of Azerbaijan to China, North Korea, Mongolia, and Vietnam with residence in Beijing. In December 21, 2016 he was appointed to his current position — the ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belarus.
Latif Gandilov is married and has 4 children.
