Atayev Gafar Nariman oglu was born on September 3, 1960 in Yenikend village of Salyan district. He graduated from Yenikend secondary school in 1977.

In 1977-1985, he studied at the Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute named after Ch. Ildırım (now Azerbaijan Technical University) and graduated with a degree in Electronic Computing. He started working as a locksmith in 1977. He served in the military in 1978-1980. In 1980-2002, he worked at Baku State University (BSU) in various positions (from the position of technician to the position of the head of the Computer Center). In 2002-2010, he worked at the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Turkmenistan. In 2010-2014, he worked as a head of the department at the Information Technologies Center of BSU. On January 16, 2014, he was appointed to the position of vice-rector for correspondence, distance and additional education of Sumgayit State University. On June 18, 2019, he was appointed to the position of vice-rector for International relations of Sumgayit State University.

In 2002, he defended his candidate's dissertation and was awarded the title of candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, and in 2016 he was awarded the title of associate professor. He is the author of more than 30 scientific articles, 2 textbooks and 3 teaching-methodical instructions. He participated in various international scientific seminars, conferences and obtained certificates.

Assoc. G.N. Atayev is currently continuing his scientific-pedagogical activity as an associate professor, conducting research on his doctoral dissertation.

He is married. He has 3 children. He is a member of the New Azerbaijan Party.