Graduating from the school in 1988, he served in various positions at Northern Group of Forces of the Soviet Army stationed in Poland from 1988 to 1992.

[1] On 21 March 2001 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Ministry of National Security and Commander of Azerbaijani Border Guard by President Heydar Aliyev.

On 31 July 2002 he was appointed Chief of State Border Service of Azerbaijan Republic by President Heydar Aliyev.

[3] While in office, Guliyev has built strong relations with border services of other countries seeking to train the Azerbaijani servicemen to enforce better defense of pipelines and oil and gas deposits.

[5] In the fall of 2020, during the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh with the participation of the State Border Service, the Azerbaijani forces seized control of several settlements in Jabrayil District.