Novruz Mammadov

Novruz Məmmədov
8th Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
Assumed office
21 April 2018
President Ilham Aliyev
Deputy Yaqub Eyyubov
Preceded by Artur Rasizade
Personal details
Born (1947-03-15) 15 March 1947
Babek District, Azerbaijan
Political party New Azerbaijan Party
Alma mater Azerbaijan University of Languages
Website

Novruz Ismayil oglu Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Novruz İsmayıl oğlu Məmmədov; born 15 March 1947) is an Azerbaijani politician and translator who is currently serving as the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan since 21 April 2018. He previously held the title as assistant to the President for Foreign Policy Issues and Head of Department of Foreign Policy.[1]

Early life

He was born in Nakhchivan, in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. He received a PhD in Philology in 1991 from the Azerbaijani Pedagogical Foreign Languages Institute (APFLI) of Azerbaijan University of Languages, where he then became an instructor.

He is currently fluent in Russian, and French.

Career

Between 1967 and 1981, he served as an interpreter in Algeria, and in Guinea. In 1992, he became the official dean of the preparatory faculty of APFLI and in 1993, became the he was dean of French language of APFLI, holding this position until 1997. In 1995, he was made an he was the interpreter to former Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev. From 1997 to 2018, he was Head of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan. On April 21, 2018 he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan by President Ilham Aliyev.

Awards

Azerbaijan

Foreign Awards

Publications

Novruz Mammadov authored over 20 scientific articles and several books, including more than 300 articles dedicated to the political and public-political issues

He translated “A Myth of Terror” by Erich Feigl" into French in 2001.

References

  1. ↑ "Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic - ADMINISTRATION » Structure". en.president.az. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

Political offices
Preceded by
Artur Rasizade		 Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
2018–present		 Incumbent


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