Anar Mithat oglu Heybatov was born on 25 September 1976 in the city of Baku. In 1983 he entered the first grade of the Bulbul Secondary Specialized Music School. In 1994 he graduated from the tar class of the folk instruments department. From 1995 to 1999 he studied at the drama and film acting faculty of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. During his student years he took part in various television programmes. He graduated from Azer Pasha Nematov's course and, at his invitation, joined the Academic National Drama Theatre. Since 2001 he has played a variety of roles at the Academic National Drama Theatre. His first role on stage was that of the bodyguard in the play "Mənim Ərim Dəlidir" (My Husband Is Crazy). On 9 March 2017 he was awarded the honorary title of Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan. He was awarded the Presidential Prize on 1 May 2017, 9 May 2018, 10 May 2019, 7 May 2021, 10 May 2022, and 6 May 2023.
