Sayyad Aran or Sayyad Salahly is an Azerbaijani social figure, candidate of Philological sciences (2005), one of the founders of New Azerbaijan Party, writer-publicist, and envoy of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 1995-2005 deputy for the I and II convocation of Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan. First deputy chairman of the State Committee on Religious Associations of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Honored Journalist of the Republic of Azerbaijan.