• Baku Secondary School No. 5 with a focus on Chemistry and Biology (1979)
• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Economics (1985-1990), graduated with honors
• Kyiv State University, full-time postgraduate studies (1990-1993)
• Kyiv State University, doctoral studies (1995-1998)

• In 1993, he defended his PhD dissertation on “Structural changes in regional economy during the transition to a market economy.”
• In 1998, he defended his doctoral dissertation on “Integration of transition economies into the world economic system.”
• 1995-1999 –  Taught economics courses at Kyiv State University
• 1998-1999 – Head of Department at “Austria Securities” Investment Bank
• 1999-2014 – Professor at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• 2002-2014 – Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan:
o Head of Macroeconomic Analysis and Forecasting Department (2002-2007)
o Head of Foreign Trade Policy and WTO Department (2007-2009)
o Head of Economic Policy, Analysis and Forecasting Department (2009-2014)
o Head of the WTO Services Working Group, Member of the Ministry Board
• Since March 5, 2014 – Rector of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics

• Total number of scientific works – more than 130 articles

• Monographs:
o Black Sea and Intercaspian Economic and Energy Relations, 2023, “EVKONOMIA”, Greece – 1005 pages
o Azerbaijan Economy (Infographics), 2021, “Sharp-Garb”, Baku – 208 pages
o Regulation of Market Economy: Foreign Experience, 2002, “Elm”, Baku – 288 pages
o Macroeconomics. Textbook, 2003, “Elm”, Baku – 240 pages
o Macroeconomics: Tests and Tasks, 2003, “Elm”, Baku – 188 pages
o Fundamentals of Economic Theory: Political Economy Aspect, 1997, Kyiv – 743 pages
o WTO Membership. Azerbaijan and WTO: Services, 2006, “Adiloghlu”, Baku – 30 pages
o Teaching programs: “Macroeconomics”, “State Regulation of the Economy”, “Currency Policy”

• Order of “Shohrat”
• Jubilee Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1919-2019)
• Jubilee Medal “Heydar Aliyev 100th Anniversary (1923-2023)”
• Medal for Services in the Field of Military Cooperation
• Jubilee Medal “100th Anniversary of the State Security and Foreign Intelligence Bodies of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1919-2019)”
• Badge of Advanced Education Worker of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• Medal for Services in the Azerbaijan Trade Unions

Born in 1962 in Gullaja village, Aghdam district.

Additional organizational and public positions:
• Member of the Board of the New Azerbaijan Party
• Member of the Supervisory Board of the Karabakh Revival Fund
• Full member of the International Academy of Sciences
• Full member and Vice-President of the Asian Academy of Sciences

At different times:
• Chairman of the Union of Turkish Universities (TÜRKÜNİB)
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of “Baku Electric Network” OJSC
• Expert at UNCTAD and UNESCAP
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Deposit Insurance Fund
• Member of the Methodology Council of the State Statistics Committee