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Ulviyya Hamzayeva | |
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| Born | 1982 |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Education | Nakhchivan State University |
| Occupation | Painter |
Ulviyya Hamzayeva (born 30 April 1982) is a politician and painter from Azerbaijan.
Hamzayeva graduated from Nakhchivan State University in 2003. She is an author of the monument raised in Nakhchivan to Genocide of Azerbaijanians. She studied MA in Arts and currently pursuing a PhD.
Ulviyya has been teaching art and art history in Nakhchivan State University since 2005. She was awarded with the title “Honored Artist of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic” in 2008. In 2009 she was awarded with the title “Honored Artist of Azerbaijan Republic” by President of Azerbaijan Republic. Ulviyya Hamzayeva was elected as Chairperson of “Artists Union of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic” in February 2011. Since 2013 she has been a member of World Academy of Arts "New Era". Ulviyya Hamzayeva has been a Member of National Assembly of Azerbaijan Republic since 2015. Her works belong to local museums, private and public collections.
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Nakhchivan State University (NSU) (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Dövlət Universiteti) is a public university located in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. Founded in 1967 as a part of the Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute, in 1990 it became the Nakhchivan State University. It has 703 faculty members and currently enrolls 35,000 students. In 2003, NSU, in conjunction with George Soros' Open Society Institute - Assistance Foundation opened an Education-Information Center on the NSU campus to develop areas involving education, information and law.
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