▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁independent ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁journalist , ▁widely ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁har sh ▁criticism ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁authorities , ▁especially ▁inc umb ent ▁president ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁prede cess or ▁He yd ar ▁Ali ye v . ▁He ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁it ' s ▁believed ▁that ▁his ▁murder ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁ordered ▁by ▁government ▁officials . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁El mar ▁H use yn ov ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁in ▁B aku ▁and ▁educated ▁as ▁an ▁engineer ▁at ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁University ▁of ▁Architecture ▁and ▁Const ruction . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁journal istic ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁first ▁writing ▁in ▁a ▁Russian ▁daily ▁newspaper ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an ▁titled ▁Z erk alo ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁the ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁a ▁week ly ▁called ▁Al ver . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁press ▁ag ency ▁called ▁Tr end ▁and ▁Mon itor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁was ▁conv icted ▁for ▁" ins ult ing ▁the ▁nation " ▁and ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁fine , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁Mon itor . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁opened ▁the ▁B aku ▁bou lev ard . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 9