Mir Shahin (Mirshahin Aghayev) was born in the Perimbel village of Yardimli.

He studied at the Faculty of Journalism of Azerbaijan State University.

He began his journalistic career in the "Azerbaijan" newspaper of the Committee for Public Assistance to Karabakh. Together with Vahid and Seyfulla Mustafayev, he was the founder of ANS, the editor-in-chief of ANS Independent Broadcasting and Media Company (1992-2005), and the vice-president of ANS Group of Companies (2005-2016). He is an honored journalist. In 2018, he founded the "Real Analysis and Information Center" Limited Liability Company.

Since 2018, he has been the general director of Real TV.

Journalist Mir Shahin is the husband of journalist Sabina Aghayeva.