Ambassador’s curriculum vitae

Date and place of birth:

6 August 1961, Baku, Azerbaijan

Education and training:

1983

BA in International economic relations / BA in English interpretation, Institute of International Relations and International Law, Kiev National University, Ukraine

1999

Executive Training Program on Crisis Management, International Law-Enforcement Academy, Budapest, Hungary

2001

Black Sea executive program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA

2002

Executive courses on legislation, U.S. Department of State /

U.S. Department of Justice

2006

Seminar on the Role of National Military Strategy, George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies

Professional experience:

1995-2002

Head of the Department of information and analysis, Ministry of National Security of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2002-2006

Deputy Minister of National Security of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2006-2007

Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan / Secretary-General of the Azerbaijan National Commission for UNESCO

2007-2012

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands /

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

2012-2021

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of Belgium and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg / Head of the Mission to the European Union

            2021- present

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein

Teaching and academic activities:

1983-1986

Post-graduate scientific researcher and assistant-professor, department of political economy, Azerbaijan State Economic University

1984-1985

Part-time lecturer, department of translation theory, Azerbaijan University of Languages

2000-2003

Part-time lecturer, Department of international relations, Faculty of International Relations and International Law, Baku State University

Military service and rank:

1986-1995

Military service, veteran of war Retired colonel

Recognition:

Decorated with highest orders for achievements in civil and military service, awarded with numerous state medals of Azerbaijan and other countries

Spoken languages:

Azerbaijani, Russian, English, Turkish

Marital status:

Married with a son and a daughter