38 Notable alumni of
Azerbaijan State University of Economics
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The Azerbaijan State University of Economics is 850th in the world, 178th in Asia, and 4th in Azerbaijan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 38 notable alumni from the Azerbaijan State University of Economics sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mikayil Jabbarov
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Economics
- In 2004 graduated with Master of Economics
- Occupations
- sports executivepolitician
- Biography
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Mikayil Chingiz oghlu Jabbarov is an Azerbaijani politician who is the current Minister of Economу of Azerbaijan (since 23 October 2019)
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Jeyhun Bayramov
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- statesperson
- Biography
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Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov is an Azerbaijani politician who is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Bayramov previously served as the Minister of Education from 2018 to 2020.
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Edward Topol
- Occupations
- writerscience fiction writernovelistjournalist
- Biography
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Eduard Vladimirovich Topol, real name Topelberg (Russian: Топельберг) (born 8 October 1938), is a Russian writer, film producer and screenwriter.
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Eldar Mahmudov
- Occupations
- military personnelpolitician
- Biography
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Eldar Mahmudov Ahmad oglu is an Azerbaijani politician formerly serving as the Minister of National Security of Azerbaijan Republic.
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Ali Karimli
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
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Ali Karimli born Ali Amirhuseyn oglu Karimov (Azerbaijani: Əli Əmirhüseyn oğlu Kərimov) (born 28 April 1965) is an Azerbaijani pro-democracy opposition leader, political prisoner, and the head of the reformist wing of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP).
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Fazil Mustafa
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Fazil Mustafa, formerly known as Fazil Gazanfaroglu, is a deputy of the III, IV, V, and VI convocations of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.
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Farid Gayibov
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Economics
- Studied in 1995-1999
- Occupations
- community leader
- Biography
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Farid Fazil oghlu Gayibov is the Minister of Youth and Sports since 2021 (He is re-appointed as the Minister of Youth and Sport in the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 16 February 2024.). He also served as the President of European Gymnastics since 2017 (He was re-elected to this position in 2022 and 2025), member of the FIG Executive Committee. Chairperson of the 10th session of the Conference of Parties (COP10) to the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport (since 2025), Member of the Coordination Commission for the 4th European Games, Istanbul 2027 (since 2025).
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Ramin Guluzade
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Economics
- Studied in 1993-1999
- Occupations
- statesperson
- Biography
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Ramin Namig oghlu Guluzade is an Azerbaijani politician who serves as the Chief of Staff to the President of Azerbaijan since 2021. He has previously served as the Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan from January 15, 2016 to January 26, 2021.
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Shahin Mustafayev
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Shahin Abdullah oghlu Mustafayev is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.
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Fazil Mammadov
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Fazil Mammadov Asad oglu the first Minister of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2000–2017), first class adviser of the state tax service, president of the Azerbaijan Field Hockey Federation (2001–2015), president of the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation (2007–2018), president of the Azerbaijan Cycling Federation (2011– 2021).
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Sabina Aliyeva
- Occupations
- poetjurist
- Biography
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Sabina Yashar gizi Aliyeva, is an Azerbaijani civil servant, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Azerbaijan Republic (since 2019).
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Gubad Ibadoghlu
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- university teacherhuman rights defenderscientist
- Biography
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Gubad Ibadoghlu, also spelled Gubad Ibadoglu, is an Azerbaijani anti-corruption advocate, a scholar, a critic of oil and gas industry, and a prominent human rights and environmental defender, who from 2021 has been a research fellow at the London School of Economics. He was supposed to start a new teaching position at TU Dresden in 2023. However, on July 23, 2023 he was arrested in Azerbaijan and remains under investigation. The international community has condemned his arrest as arbitrary and politically motivated. Greens–European Free Alliance nominated Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu for the Sakharov Prize in September 2024. On 17 October 2024, 2024 Sakharov Prize finalists were shortlisted by MEPs. Following the secret ballot, MEPs selected the three finalists for the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought and Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu became one of the three finalists. He was also nominated for 2025 Nobel Peace Prize by Rutgers University professor Belinda Davies.
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Elmar Gasimov
- Occupations
- judoka
- Biography
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Elmar Gasimov is an Azerbaijani judoka, who competes in the -100 kg division. He has competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016. He has also won a bronze at the 2017 World Championships, and a silver (2014) and two bronze medals (2012 and 2019) at European Judo Championships.
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Mehman Huseynov
- Occupations
- journalisthuman rights defender
- Biography
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Mehman Rafig oglu Huseynov is an Azerbaijani journalist and human rights activist. He was imprisoned from 2017 to 2019.
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Elman Rustamov
- Occupations
- economist
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Elman Rustamov is an Azerbaijani politician. He was the chairman of Azerbaijan Central Bank from January 1995 until April 2022.
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Salim Muslumov
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- politician
- Biography
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Salim Muslumov Yanvar oglu Azerbaijani politician who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population (2013-2018) and the Chairman of the State Social Protection Fund of Azerbaijan Republic (2002-2013).
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Karam Hasanov
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Karam Hasanov Avaz oglu is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Chairman of State Property Issues Committee of Azerbaijan Republic.
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Vugar Bayramov
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Vugar Ibad oghlu Bayramov is an economist and the member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan since 2020.
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Heydar Asadov
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Heydar Khanish oglu Asadov is the Rector of the Azerbaijan State Maritime Academy (as of April 3, 2019), and ex-Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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Avaz Alakbarov
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Avaz Alakbarov Akbar oglu is an Azerbaijani prominent economist, state, public political figure and doctor of economical science who served as Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic from July 1999 to April 2006.
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Rovshan Rzayev
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Economics
- Studied in 1993
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rzayev Rövşən Şükür oğlu — Chairman of the State Committee for Refugees and Displaced Persons of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Deputy of the 4th Meeting of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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Aziz Seyidov
- Occupations
- national supreme court judgeprosecutor
- Biography
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Aziz Jafar oglu Seyidov is the Justice of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan. He took office on 25 April 2017.
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Xanhüseyn Kazımlı
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Khanhuseyn Kazimli was an Azerbaijani politician who was a Member of Parliament (Milli Məclis), and the head of the working group on Azerbaijan-Hungary inter-parliamentary relations, which was established on 8 April 2011.
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Azer Amiraslanov
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Azer Kamal oglu Amiraslanov is the Chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy, Industry and Entrepreneurship of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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Ismat Abasov
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Economics
- Studied in 1976
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Ismat Abasov Dursun oglu is an Azerbaijani politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan since 2013.
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Tahir Mirkişili
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tahir Mirkishili - is an Azerbaijani economist, politician, and a member of the Azerbaijani National Assembly for the 5th, 6th and 7th terms. He was born in Hamzali, Gubadlı district.
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Ali Masimov
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Ali Ahmad oghlu Masimli is an Azerbaijani politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan on Economic Policies and acted as Prime Minister of Azerbaijan for a brief period of time.
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Elnur M. Allahverdiyev
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Elnur Marat oglu Allahverdiyev is an Azerbaijani entrepreneur and politician who is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (VI convocation).
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Fikrat Yusifov
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Fikrat Huseyn oglu Yusifov is an Azerbaijani economist who served as the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He is the chairman of the International Economic Research Public Union "Ekonomiks".
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Arev Baghdasaryan
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Economics
- Studied in 1937
- Occupations
- dancersinger
- Biography
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Arev Baghdasaryan was an Armenian dancer, singer, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1961).
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Majnun Mammadov
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Economics
- Studied in 2000-2004
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Majnun Gadir oglu Mammadov is an Azerbaijani politician serving as Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan since 2023.
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Elshan Hajizadeh
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Elshan Mahmud oglu Hajizadeh is an Azerbaijani professor, doctor of economic sciences Academician of International Academy of Sciences, Academician of International Academy of Management, an Academician of International Transport Academy, Academician of the Asian Academy of Sciences. foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Member of the International Union of Economists.
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Kamal Jafarov
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kamal Jafarov is an Azerbaijani politician. He is a Member of the Azerbaijan Parliament, chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and head of Anti-Corruption Training Center near General Prosecutor Office.
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Latif Gandilov
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Economics
- 1974-1978 graduated with specialist degree
- 1981-1984 graduated with Candidate of Sciences
- Occupations
- diplomatuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Latif Gandilov is an Azerbaijani diplomat. The ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kyrgyzstan. Previously served as the ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belarus (2016-2021), China, North Korea, Mongolia (2011-2016) and Vietnam (2011-2013) residing in Beijing, and to Kazakhstan (2004-2010).
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Ceyhun Osmanli
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Economics
- Studied in 2006-2015
- Occupations
- public figureresearcherpolitical analyst
- Biography
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Ceyhun Yunus oghlu Osmanli is an Azerbaijani politician, analyst, and entrepreneur who served as a member of the 4th convocation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Ceyhun Osmanli founded and became the first chairman of the "Ireli" Public Union from 2005 to 2012 and is the chairman of the Azerbaijan Greens Movement, founder, and director of TLM – Initiatives and Projects Center.
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Shirzad Abdullayev
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- economist
- Biography
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Shirzad Abdullayev, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Executive Director of the National Entrepreneurship Support Fund (2008–2018), PhD in economics, professor.
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Tahmasib Ajdarov
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- economistjuristinventor
- Biography
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Tahmasib Hossein Ajdarov is an Azerbaijani and Ukrainian scientist and Doctor of Economics (2002). During his service term, 1st Class Senior State Tax Service Advisor – Tax Service General; Master of Sambo-Wrestling and Race Sports.
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Adil Ismayilov
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- lawyerjurist
- Biography
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Adil Alviz oglu Ismayilov was an Azerbaijani lawyer, jurist, investigator, and a public figure.
