Early life and education Nargiz Pashayeva was born on December 15, 1962, in
Baku. From 1968 to 1978 she studied at the secondary specialized music school named after Bulbul. In 1983, she graduated from the faculty of philology of
Baku State University with honors. At the same time, she entered the postgraduate study and successfully completed her thesis and defended dissertation on "Sabir's Innovation". On September 23, 1987, she was awarded the degree of candidate of Philological sciences. Then Pashayeva began working at the same faculty as an assistant, lecturer, head lecturer, and finally docent. In 2004, she successfully defended her doctoral thesis on the topic "Artistic aesthetic perception of the person in modern Azerbaijani literature" (based on the creativity of People's Writer
Elchin). Afterwards on February 11, 2005, Pashayeva was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philology, and on March 30, 2005, she was awarded the title of professor. In 2006–2008, she worked as a prorector of International Relations at Baku State University. Since 2006, Pashayeva is a Chairman of the Dissertation Council. Pashayeva is also a member of the
Union of Azerbaijani Writers since 2007. On June 23, 2008, Nargiz Pashayeva was appointed the Rector of the Baku branch of the Moscow State University, named after M.V.Lomonosov under Presidential Decree. Her main activity is related with this educational establishment. On February 27, 2019, Nargiz Pashayeva was elected academician (foreign member) of the Russian Academy of Education on the recommendation of academician V. Sadovnin.
Personal life Nargiz Pashayeva is from one of the most prominent and popular families in Azerbaijan. So that her grandfather was the noted Iranian-born Azerbaijani writer
Mir Jalal Pashayev. Her uncle
Hafiz Pashayev was Azerbaijan's first Ambassador to the United States and the founding rector of the
ADA University. Pashayeva's father
Arif Pashayev is the Rector of the National Aviation Academy in Baku, and her mother,
Aida Imanguliyeva (1939–1992) was a prominent
philologist and
Arabist, daughter of the prominent journalist and pedagogue
Nasir Imanguliyev. Furthermore, her sister is the current
First Lady of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
Mehriban Aliyeva. She married Altai Sadiqzadeh, an Azerbaijani artist. Her daughter
Aida Mahmudova is also an artist and supporter of
contemporary art. ==Awards==