[1] Maryam Seyidbeyli was born into a family of intellectuals on October 3, 1955, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
In 1996 she defended her candidate of degree dissertation on "Scientific and Cultural life of Azerbaijan in the first half of the 13th century-early 14th century" (on the basis of materials of Ibn al-Fuvati's " Talxis maema al-adab fi mucam al-alkab").
In 2009 the monograph named "Azerbaijani Diaspora in Russia: Specifics and Trends of Formation and Development (1988–2007)".
In 2010 the second updated version of monograph named "Azerbaijani Diaspora in Russia: Specifics and Trends of Formation and Development (1988–2010) was published.
On February 15, 2013, she defended the doctor degree dissertation "Formation and development of Azerbaijani Diaspora in Russian Federation".