Rauf Aliyev was born on 1 May 1947 in Shusha. He graduated from the Asaf Zeynalli Baku Music Technical School (1966) and from the composition department of the Uzeyir Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatory (1975). He worked as a music editor at the Azerbaijan State Television and Radio Broadcasting Committee (1973–1975) and as a music editor at the "Azerbaijanfilm" film studio (1975–2017). He passed away in Baku on 14 June 2017.
