Naghiyev Ali Naghi oglu was born on November 8, 1958, in Babek District of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic). 

In 1981, he graduated from the Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute (now Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University). 

He started working in 1975. In 1986, Ali Naghiyev graduated from the Higher Courses of the CSS of the USSR, and after that served on executive positions in the operational structures of the CSS of Azerbaijan SSR and the MNS of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

By the order of March 16, 2005, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev to the position of Deputy Minister of National Security of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 

By the order of March 27, 2006, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev to major general. 

In 2011-2019, Ali Naghiyev was Deputy Chief of the General Anti-Corruption Directorate under the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

By the order of August 5, 2014, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev the special high rank of State Counselor of Justice of the 3-rd class. 

By the order of June 20, 2019, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev Chief of State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 

By the order of June 27, 2019, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev to lieutenant general.

By the order of December 7, 2020, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed Ali Naghiyev to colonel general.

Awards

During his service in the security forces, he was awarded numerous state awards and other prizes.

• Medal “For military service” by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 40 dated December 24, 1998;
• Order “Flag of Azerbaijan” by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 680 of March 27, 2002 for high professionalism, courage and bravery;
• Medal “For the Motherland” by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 140 dated March 25, 2004;
• Medal “For Courage” by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 672 dated March 16, 2005;
• Order of “Merit to the Fatherland”, 3rd degree by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 514 dated September 28, 2018;
• Order of “For Merit to the Fatherland”, 1st degree by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 1952 dated March 27, 2020;
  
• Order of “Zafar” by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated December 9, 2020.