Date and place of birth: 8 September 1973, Baku

Education

1990Graduated from secondary school with a silver medal.
1995Graduated from the Faculty of Geology and Geography of Baku State University.
2002Graduated with honours from the Faculty of Law of Baku State University.
2006Completed postgraduate studies and defended his Candidate of Sciences dissertation. He holds a Candidate of Sciences degree in Geography and the academic title of Associate Professor.

Professional Experience

1995–1999Served as Chairman of the Student Trade Union Committee of Baku State University.
1999–presentHas held the positions of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at Baku State University.
1999–2011Served as Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
2011–2012Served as Deputy Vice President of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR).
10 April 2012Appointed Rector of Baku Higher Oil School by an Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr Ilham Aliyev.

He is a member of the Board of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP).

Awards and Honours

3 October 2008Awarded the “Taraggi” Medal.
19 September 2014Conferred the honorary title “Honoured Teacher of the Republic of Azerbaijan”.
27 May 2019Awarded the Jubilee Medal “100th Anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–2018)”.
2021Awarded the “Honorary Oilman” Badge.
30 November 2022Awarded the 3rd Class Order “For Service to the Fatherland”.
2 February 2024Awarded the Jubilee Medal “100th Anniversary of Heydar Aliyev (1923–2023)”.

Marital status: Married, with two children.