Elmar Mammadyarov
| Elmar Mammadyarov Elmar Məmmədyarov |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan | |
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| Assumed office April 7, 2004 |
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| President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | Vilayat Guliyev |
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| Born | July 2, 1960 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union (now Azerbaijan) |
| Religion | Islam |
Elmar Mammadyarov Maharram oglu (Azerbaijani: Elmar Məmmədyarov Məhərrəm oğlu), born on July 2, 1960, Baku), is the Foreign Minister in the Government of Azerbaijan since 2004. Mammadyarov speaks Russian, English and Turkish.[1][2]
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[edit] Early life
Mammadyarov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan on July 2, 1960. He studied at the School of International Relations and International Law of the Kiev State University in 1977-1982.[1] He continued his education at the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of USSR in 1988-1991 and obtained PhD in History. In 1989-1990 Mr. Mammadyarov was an exchange scholar at the Center for Foreign Policy Development of the Brown University.[1]
[edit] Political career
Mammadyarov started his diplomatic carrier in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijani SSR in 1982. He served there as second and first secretary until 1988. In 1991-1992 he was the Director of the State Protocol Division.[1] In 1992-1995, Mr. Mammadyarov worked in the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the UN in New York. Upon completion of his duties he returned to Baku and in 1995-1998 was the deputy director of the Department of International Organizations in the Ministry. In 1998-2003 he served as counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the USA. In 2003 Mr. Mammadyarov was appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Italy.[3] Since April 2, 2004 he is Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1]
[edit] Gallery
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Elmar Mammadyarov and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signing a US-Azerbaijan Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Security Cooperation
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with Elmar Mammadyarov.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "http://www.mfa.gov.az/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=27". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. http://www.mfa.gov.az/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=27. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Elmar Məmmədyarovun Bioqrafiyasi". Adam.az. http://www.adam.az/az.php?subaction=showfull&id=1217614208&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5,42&go=headlines&category=42.
- ^ "ПОЛИТИЧЕСКАЯ ЭЛИТА". http://kapitalist-news.ru/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=784&Itemid=47. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
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