Novruz Ismayil oglu Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Novruz İsmayıl oğlu Məmmədov; born 15 March 1947) is an Azerbaijani politician and translator who served as Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from April 2018 to October 2019. He previously held the title as assistant to the President for Foreign Policy Issues and Head of Department of Foreign Policy.[1]
Novruz Mammadov | |
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Novruz Məmmədov | |
 Mammadov in 2013 | |
| 9th Prime Minister of Azerbaijan | |
| In office 21 April 2018 – 8 October 2019 | |
| President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Deputy | Yaqub Eyyubov |
| Preceded by | Artur Rasizade |
| Succeeded by | Ali Asadov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1947 Nakhchivan District, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | New Azerbaijan Party |
| Alma mater | Azerbaijan University of Languages |
| Website | |
Early life
editHe 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 the Azerbaijan University of Languages, where he then became an instructor.
In addition to Azerbaijani, he is also fluent in Russian, and French.
Career
editBetween 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 dean of French language of APFLI, holding this position until 1997. In 1995, he became 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 and left office on October 8, 2019.
Awards
editAzerbaijan
edit- Shohrat Order (2007)
- Sharaf Order (2017)
- Rank of Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary (2002)
Foreign Awards
edit- Legion d’Honneur (France, 1998)
- Polish Legion of Honor (Poland, 2009)
- Order of Legion d’Honneur (France, 2019)[2]
Publications
editNovruz 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
edit- ^ "Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic - ADMINISTRATION » Structure". en.president.az. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov decorated with French Order of "Legion of Honour"". azertag.az. Retrieved 30 July 2019.