Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov (Azerbaijani: Ceyhun Əziz oğlu Bayramov; born 25 June 1973) is an Azerbaijani politician who currently has served the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan since 2020.[1] Bayramov previously served as the Minister of Education from 2018 to 2020.

Jeyhun Bayramov
Ceyhun Bayramov
Bayramov in 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
16 July 2020
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Prime MinisterAli Asadov
Preceded byElmar Mammadyarov
Minister of Education
In office
23 April 2018 – 16 July 2020
(Acting: December 8, 2017 – 23 April 2018)
Prime MinisterNovruz Mammadov
Ali Asadov
Preceded byMikayil Jabbarov
Succeeded byEmin Amrullayev
Deputy Minister of Education
In office
12 August 2013 – 23 April 2018
Personal details
Born (1973-06-25) 25 June 1973 (age 51)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
(now Azerbaijan)
Alma materAzerbaijan State University of Economics
Azerbaijan University

Early life and career

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Bayramov with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Washington, D.C., 7 November 2022

Bayramov earned a law degree from Azerbaijan University and holds a degree in economics from the Azerbaijan State University of Economics.[1] He worked at various positions at the Ministry of Taxes between 1996 and 2000. He continued his career as a lawyer in "Salans Hertzfeld & Heilbronn (Baku) Limited" in 2000-2002. He was the Director of the "OMNI" law firm until 2013. He has regularly appeared on the "Chambers Global", "IFLR1000" and "Legal500" list of leading tax and civil rights lawyers in Azerbaijan.[2]

Bayramov returned to the civil service as the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Education on 30 May 2013 and served until 12 August 2013. He was appointed the Deputy Minister of Education by the decree of President Ilham Aliyev on 12 August 2013. He was promoted and appointed as the Minister of Education by order of President Aliyev on 23 April 2018.[3] On 16 July 2020, Bayramov was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.[4][5][2] He is a co-founder of "OMNI" law firm.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Minister". Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "New Foreign Minister appointed in Azerbaijan". world.interaztv.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. ^ "Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Ilham Aliyev received in a video format Jeyhun Bayramov on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs". Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic - NEWS » Receptions. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ "President Ilham Aliyev receives Jeyhun Bayramov on his appointment as FM". NEWS.az. 16 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Xarici işlər naziri Ceyhun Bayramovun ailə sərvəti [Araşdırma]" [Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov's family wealth [Research]]. Abzas.org (in Azerbaijani). Abzas Media. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
2020–present
Incumbent