Novruz Mammadov | |
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Novruz Məmmədov | |
![]() Mammadov in 2014 | |
9thPrime 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 |
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Born | (1947-03-15)15 March 1947 (age 78) Shikhmakhmud,[1]Nakhchivan District,Nakhchivan,Azerbaijan SSR,Soviet Union |
Political party | New Azerbaijan Party |
Alma mater | Azerbaijan University of Languages |
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Novruz Ismayil oglu Mammadov (Azerbaijani:Novruz İsmayıl oğlu Məmmədov; born 15 March 1947) is an Azerbaijani politician and translator who served asPrime 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.[2]
He was born inNakhchivan, in theAzerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. He received aPhD inPhilology in 1991 from the Azerbaijani Pedagogical Foreign Languages Institute (APFLI) of theAzerbaijan University of Languages, where he then became aninstructor.
In addition to Azerbaijani, he is also fluent in Russian, and French.
Between 1967 and 1981, he served as aninterpreter inAlgeria, and inGuinea. 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 formerAzerbaijani PresidentHeydar Aliyev. From 1997 to 2018, he was Head of the Department ofForeign Relations of thePresidential Administration of Azerbaijan. On April 21, 2018 he was appointed as thePrime Minister of Azerbaijan by PresidentIlham Aliyev and left office on October 8, 2019.
Novruz Mammadov authored over 20scientific articles and several books, including more than 300 articles dedicated to the political and public-political issues
He translated “A Myth of Terror” byErich Feigl" into Russian in 2000[1] and French in 2001.
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Preceded by | Prime Minister of Azerbaijan 2018–2019 | Succeeded by |