| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing the  Soviet Union | ||
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1978 Mexico City | 74 kg |
Arif Niftullayev (Azerbaijani : Arif Niftullayev) was a wrestler from Baku, Azerbaijan. He was a gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1978 World Wrestling Championship, competing for the Soviet Union. [1]
Namig Yadulla Abdullayev is a retired Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler, who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as three gold medals at European championships and three silver medals at world championships.
Azerbaijan has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 16 times since making its debut in 2008. The Azerbaijani participant broadcaster in the contest is İctimai Television (İTV). Azerbaijan was the last country in the Caucasus to debut in the contest and the first to win.
Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts was founded in 1923 on the basis of the Baku Theatrical College. It is Azerbaijan's main state-funded institution of higher education in performing arts.
Əliqasımlı is a village and municipality in the Jalilabad Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 2,533.
Ağdərə is a village and municipality in the Khizi Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 241. The municipality consists of the villages of Ağdərə, Qasımkənd, Əmbizlər, and Tudar.
Arif Asadov is an Azerbaijani professional football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with the Azerbaijan national football team.
Sport in Azerbaijan has ancient roots, and even now, both traditional and modern sports are still practiced. Freestyle wrestling has been traditionally regarded as Azerbaijan's national sport and today, the most popular sports in Azerbaijan are combat sportss, football and chess. Other popular sports are gymnastics, judo, futsal, weightlifting, and boxing. Azerbaijan's mountainous terrain provides great opportunities for the practice of sports like skiing and rock climbing. Water sports are practiced on the Caspian Sea and in inland waters. Competitively, Azerbaijan has been very successful at chess, weightlifting, and wrestling at the international level. Azerbaijan is also an active member of the international sports community, with full membership in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), European Athletics Association (EAA), International Olympic Committee (IOC), among many others. It has also hosted the first European Games and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.
Arif Ahmad oglu Mammadov is an Azerbaijani engineer-economist, who serves as the Director of the State Civil Aviation Agency under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan. Throughout his extensive career, Arif Mammadov was awarded the Taraggi Medal and the Shohrat Order for his contribution to the development of civil aviation of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Arif Dashdemirov is an Azerbaijani football defender who last played for Sumgayit FK in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
Valiyev or Valiev and Valiyeva or Valieva is an Azerbaijani and Tatar surname, meaning "son of Vali". It is closely related to Valeyev. Notable people with the surname include:
Arif Yadulla Abdullayev is an Azerbaijani wrestler. Abdullayev gained a gold medal at the World Championship in 2003 for Freestyle wrestling organized in New York.
Azerbaijani ballet is the training methods and aesthetic qualities seen in classical ballet in Azerbaijan.
Leyla Islam qizi Yunusova, better known as Leyla Yunus, is an Azerbaijani human rights activist who serves as the director of Institute of Peace and Democracy, a human rights organisation. She is particularly known for her work helping citizens affected by forced evictions in Baku, on whose behalf she organized several small protests.
Arif Seyfulla oghlu Yunusov, also known as Arif Yunus, is an Azerbaijani author, historian, and human rights activist. He is the head of the Department of Conflict and Migration of the Institute of Peace and Democracy. Arif Yunusov along with his wife Leyla are supporters of a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On 28 April 2014, Arif Yunusov and his wife Leyla were jailed on charges of extortion and treason for allegedly spying for Armenia. After being detained, Arif Yunusov was sentenced to 7 years in jail; his wife, Leyla Yunus, was sentenced to 8.5 years in jail. Their sentences were suspended 15 months later and the couple was allowed to leave for the Netherlands.
Arif Ələsgər is a painter and Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan.
Murad Arif oghlu Shukur is an Azerbaijani singer, composer, record producer, showman, and journalist. The Azerbaijanian press has described him as "Hitmaker". He is the author and presenter of YouTube project "Popumuz Var!". He was chosen as a coach in the international project "The Voice".
Humay Award was an Azerbaijani national achievement award, established in 1993 by the Baku International Cultural Society and was active until 2019.
Arif Tabrizi was an Azerbaijani poet of the 18th–19th centuries, who mainly wrote ghazals.
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