Ali Hajizade

Ali Hajizade (Azerbaijani: Əli Hacızadə) is a Middle East analyst[1][2] and entrepreneur.[3][4]

Ali Hajizade
Born (1984-02-26) 26 February 1984
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Middle East analyst, entrepreneur

Early life and education

Ali Hajizade was born on February 26, 1984, in Baku, Azerbaijan. He graduated from the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts with a degree in History of Art.[5]

Career

As a Middle East analyst, Hajizade contributed to and was cited in a number of Western,[6][7][8] as well as Turkish,[9][10] Israeli[11] media outlets and publications. Hajizade's publications on malicious information activity were referred to by other researchers.[12][13]

Since 2012, Hajizade has headed the "Hajizade Group", which operates in the fields of public relations, education and media.[14]

In 2015, Ali Hajizade launched "The Greater Middle East" project, dedicated to the research and analysis of the Greater Middle East region.[15] A number of prominent experts contributed to the project. Hajizade left the project in late 2021.[16]

The main focus of Hajizade as a Middle East analyst are the study and analysis of tactics of hybrid wars, information wars and disinformation campaigns.[17][18][19][2]

In 2018–2019, Hajizade was a columnist for Al Arabiya English.[20]

In early 2022, Hajizade founded a US based[21] startup dealing with human-focused information security.[22]

References
  1. "In Azerbaijan, Winning the War in Nagorno-Karabakh Was Easier Than Reconciling With Armenia". The Wall Street Journal. 29 January 2021.
  2. "Russia-Ukraine war: These videos of the invasion are actually from the Middle East". Middle East Eye. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. "About". Hajizade Group. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. "Mission". Tarand. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. "Ali Hajizade". Baku Tribune. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. Simmons, Ann M. (29 January 2021). "In Azerbaijan, Winning the War in Nagorno-Karabakh Was EasierThan Reconciling With Armenia". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. Lucinda-Smith, Hannah (5 October 2020). "Old enemies, new weapons: why the Armenia-Azerbaijan clash poses a wider threat". The Times. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  8. "Ataques en Kazajistán, revuelta armenia, golpe turco... Rusia, rodeada de problemas". El Confidencial. 2016-07-24. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. "Political and historical consequences of the humanitarian crisis in Syria". Turkish Newspaper. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  10. Elos Gjevori. "Nagorno-Karabakh: A war between Armenia and Azerbaijan is dangerously close". World. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  11. "באיראן יעקבו בדריכות אחר ביקורו של נתניהו באזרבייג'ן". makorrishon.co.i (in Hebrew). Makor Rishon. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  12. Sergei Guriev (8 March 2022). "Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century". Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691211411. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  13. Mahmood Monshipouri (15 July 2022). "In the Shadow of Mistrust: The Geopolitics and Diplomacy of US-Iran Relations". Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780197674512. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  14. "About Us". Hajizade Group. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  15. "Our Mission". The Greater Middle East. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  16. "Ali Hajizade: By manipulating information, one can destabilize or at least create problems in almost any country". Baku Tribune. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  17. "Iran's selective approach to hybrid war". Al Arabiya English. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  18. "Unveiling Iranian pro-government trolls and cyber-warriors". Al Arabiya English. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  19. "Information Wars and Disinformation campaigns as Important Tools of International Politics". The Greater Middle East. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  20. "Ali Hajizade". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  21. "Tarand.io founder and CEO Ali Hajizade". Tarand. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  22. "Fake News and Disinformation become the sign of our times?". Mexico Business. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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