# Anvar Azimov

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**Anvar Sarvarovich Azimov** (born 22 November 1950) is a Russian politician and [diplomat](/source/Diplomat).[1] He served as [Ambassador to Croatia](/source/List_of_ambassadors_of_Russia_to_Croatia) from 2015 until August 2020.

## Education and career

Anvar Azimov attended [Moscow State Institute of International Relations](/source/Moscow_State_Institute_of_International_Relations) managed by the [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Russia)) where he studied [International Relations](/source/International_relations).

Azimov started his career as Minister Councilor of the Russian embassy in [India](/source/India) in 1994.[2] He served as Minister councilor for four years. In 1998, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Third Department of Asia of the [Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russia](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Russia)). In 2000, he was reassigned Minister Councilor of the Russian embassy in the [Federal Republic of Yugoslavia](/source/Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia). He was the representative of the Russian Federation to the [High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/High_Representative_for_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina).[3][4]

In 2002, he was the Deputy Director of the Russian FM European Cooperation Department responsible for [Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe](/source/Organization_for_Security_and_Co-operation_in_Europe).[5]

In 2005, Azimov was appointed [Russian Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia](/source/List_of_ambassadors_of_Russia_to_Zambia).[6]

In 2008, he was appointed the Permanent Representative of Russia to the [OSCE](/source/Organization_for_Security_and_Co-operation_in_Europe) in [Vienna](/source/Vienna). He served as the Foreign Ministry′s special envoy from 2011 until 2015.

From 30 June 2015 until 21 August 2020, he served as [Russia′s Ambassador to Croatia](/source/List_of_ambassadors_of_Russia_to_Croatia).[7][8]

## References

1. ["Immortal Partisan Detachment March Held in Zagreb"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190905034932/https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/35799-immortal-partisan-detachment-march). *www.total-croatia-news.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/35799-immortal-partisan-detachment-march) on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-05-23.

1. [*Daily Report: Central Eurasia*](https://books.google.com/books?id=mkMde3cPSHwC&q=Anvar+Azimov). The Service. 1995-12-19.

1. [*Международная жизнь*](https://books.google.com/books?id=r1KSBT3NtFQC&q=Anvar+Azimov) (in Russian). Всес. об-во по распространению полит. и науч. знаний. 2000.

1. [*Österreichische Militärische Zeitschrift*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nBRYAAAAMAAJ&q=Anvar+Azimov) (in German). C. Ueberreuter. 2002.

1. [*International Affairs*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Lba5AAAAIAAJ&q=Anvar+Azimov). Znanye Publishing House. 2005.

1. ["УКАЗ Президента РФ от 31.07.2008 N 1155 "О АЗИМОВЕ А.С.""](http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?971245). *graph.document.kremlin.ru*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150703021107/http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?971245) 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-07-28.

1. [Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 30.06.2015 № 333 «О назначении Азимова А. С. Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Российской Федерации в Республике Хорватии»](http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/39859)

1. [Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 21.08.2020 № 518 "Об Азимове А.С."](http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202008210009)

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