Telman Aliyev was born on 2 November 1947 in the city of Ganja. In 1982 he graduated from the Department of Cultural Education at the Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts. He performed in numerous productions on the stage of the Ganja State Drama Theatre. From 2000 he was a member of the acting company of the Academic National Drama Theatre. He appeared in several television plays and films. He died of a heart attack on 4 July 2017 at the age of 69.
