Vagif

Vagif (or Vaqif in the Azerbaijani transcription) is a common given name in Azerbaijan. Of Persian origin, it means "clever" or "watchful".

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Notable people with the name include:

Molla Panah Vagif (1717–1797), poet and statesman, founder of the "realist" school in Azerbaijani poetry
Vagif Akhundov (born 1950), Azerbaijani general
Vagif Aliyev (born 1953), Azerbaijani politician
Vagif Bayatly Oner (born 1948), Azerbaijani poet and translator
Vagif Behbudov (born 1938), Azerbaijani director and screenwriter
Vagif Guliyev (born 1957), Azerbaijani mathematician
Vagif Gurbanov (1967–1992), Soviet and Azerbaijani air force officer
Vagif Huseynov (1942–2024), Azerbaijani army officer and politician
Vagif Jafarov (1949–1991), Azerbaijani politician
Vagif Javadov (born 1989), Azerbaijani footballer
Vagif Mustafayev (born 1953), Azerbaijani screenwriter and actor
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940–1979), iconic jazz pianist, creator of fusion style with Azerbaijani mugham
Vagif Rakhmanov (born 1940), Azerbaijani sculptor and graphic artist
Vagif Rza Ibrahimov (born 1947), Azerbaijani scientist
Vagif Sadigov (born 1956), Azerbaijani diplomat
Vagif Sadygov (born 1959), Azerbaijani footballer and manager
Vagif Samadoghlu (1939–2015), Azerbaijani poet and playwright
Vagif Shirinov (born 1969), Russian footballer
Vagif Sultanli (born 1958), Azerbaijani writer, critic and translator