Eldar Azizov | |
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Eldar Əzizov | |
 Azizov in 2019 | |
| 6thMayor of Baku | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Hajibala Abutalybov |
| 4thMayor of Sabail | |
| In office September 2, 2015 – July 16, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Asif Asgarov |
| Succeeded by | Vugar Zeynalov |
| 13thMayor of Sumqayit | |
| In office February 18, 2011 – November 2, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Vagif Aliyev |
| Succeeded by | Zakir Farajov |
| 8thMayor of Ganja | |
| In office April 8, 2003 – February 18, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Eyvaz Babayev |
| Succeeded by | Elmar Valiyev |
| 8thMayor of Nizami | |
| In office June 28, 2000 – April 8, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Eldar Azimov |
| Succeeded by | Abidin Farzaliyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-06-28)28 June 1957 (age 68) |
| Party | New Azerbaijan Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Azerbaijan State University |
Eldar Aziz oghlu Azizov (Azerbaijani:Eldar Əziz oğlu Əzizov) is the head of theBaku City Executive Power since November 15, 2018.[1]
He was born on 28 June 1957 inBaku to Aziz Azizov and Elmira Azizova. Maternally, he is the great-grandson ofKarim bey Mehmandarov and great-great-grandson ofBahman Mirza. He graduated with honors from the History Department ofAzerbaijan State University named afterKirov in 1979. Starting from the same year, he held various responsible positions in the Central Committee of theKomsomol of Azerbaijan.
Since 1984, he worked as the first secretary of the Komsomol committee of 26 Baku Commissars district (nowSabail Raion,Baku), after 1987 - the first secretary of the Baku city committee. He was elected secretary of the Central Committee of the Komsomol of Azerbaijan in 1989 and after 1991, he worked as secretary of the Central Committee of the Azerbaijan Youth Union.
He was elected toSupreme Council of Azerbaijan (a predecessor to parliament) in 1990 fromNizami Raion.[2] After 8 years, he was appointed head of the department of international relations at the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1998 and then following year, the first deputy chairman of the Department of Foreign Relations and Investment Programs of the Baku City Executive Power. Thus starting a chain of successive appointments to various city and district mayoralties.
His first job as mayor was inNizami Raion where he served from 2000 to 2003. In 2003 - 2011 Eldar Azizov has served as a head of the Executive Power ofGanja (the second-largest city of Azerbaijan), in 2011-2015 was the head of the Executive Power ofSumgait (the third-largest city of Azerbaijan) and finally 2015-2018 as a head of the Executive Power ofSabail district. He is currently mayor of Baku, succeeding long-time mayorHajibala Abutalybov.
He is a member of the Azerbaijan Journalists Union and an honorary member of the Azerbaijan Architects Union. He is also an author of "Difai" - a book dedicated to a secret Azerbaijani organization in the 1900s,[3] which was partly led by his great-grandfather Karim bey Mehmandarov. Furthermore, he authored at least 200 articles in various newspapers.[4]
He has been accused of culling thestray dogs ofBaku by the International Organization for Animal Protection.[5] He was known for ordering huge cakes in honor of the birthday ofIlham Aliyev.[6][7]
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