10 Facts About Zamira Hajiyeva

Zamira Shirali qizi Hajiyeva is an Azerbaijani expatriate in the United Kingdom.

Zamira Hajiyeva was known as "Mrs A" during the legal proceedings before her identity was revealed.

Zamira Hajiyeva's extradition was blocked on the grounds she will be unable to get a fair trial in her home country because the Azerbaijani judiciary is not independent of the Azerbaijani regime.

In February 2005, Zamira Hajiyeva was kidnapped as she left the Magic Lady beauty salon in Baku, and held to ransom.

In 2006, Zamira Hajiyeva moved to UK and was later granted permission to live there by the Home Office under an investor visa.

Zamira Hajiyeva applied for indefinite leave to remain in 2015; as of October 2018, it was unclear whether she had subsequently acquired British citizenship.

Since arriving in the UK, Zamira Hajiyeva has spent significant sums of money that the British authorities say are out of keeping with her husband's official salary.

Zamira Hajiyeva was arrested on 30 October 2018 by British police acting on an extradition request from the Azerbaijani authorities in connection with two charges of embezzlement.

Zamira Hajiyeva's extradition was blocked on 26 September 2019 at Westminster Magistrates Court by Emma Arbuthnot, chief magistrate senior, on the grounds she will be unable to get a fair trial in her home country.

In February 2020, Zamira Hajiyeva lost her appeal against the National Crime Agency's bid to reveal the source of her money.