Vilayat Mukhtar oglu Guliyev (Azerbaijani: Vilayət Muxtar oğlu Quliyev / Вилајәт Мухтар оғлу Гулијев, pronounced [vilɑˈjæt muxˈtɑɾ oɣˈlu ɡuˈlijef]; born 5 November 1952) is an Azerbaijani politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan from 1999 to 2004.

He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Aliyev, and for short term under his son, Ilham, from October 1999 until April 2004, when he was replaced by Elmar Mammadyarov.

Having completed high school, he enrolled at Azerbaijan State University in 1970 and graduated with a degree in Philology in 1975.

In 1978-1981, Guliyev worked as the head of department and later as deputy director of the academy's Institute of Literature and Languages named after Nizami.

Main subject of his research was analysis of literature and history of its application in relations between Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran and Turkey in 19th-20th centuries.