Ali Asadov
Prime Minister
Timeline
Born on 30 November in Baku.
Graduated from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.
Served in the Soviet Army.
Received his post-graduate diploma in Economics.
Elected an MP in the first Azerbaijan parliamentary election.
Appointed assistant of the Azerbaijani President for economic affairs.
Appointed deputy head of the Presidential Administration.
Appointed Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.
Biography
Ali Hidayat oghlu Asadov, born on November 30, 1956, in Baku, is an Azerbaijani politician. He completed his higher education at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics in 1978 and later earned a post-graduate diploma in Economics. After serving in the Soviet Army and working in academia, Asadov began his political career. He was elected an MP in 1995 and held various presidential assistant roles for economic affairs. A close ally of President Ilham Aliyev, he was appointed Prime Minister of Azerbaijan on October 8, 2019, a position he continues to hold, leading the 8th Government of Azerbaijan. He has been recognized with the Order “For Service to the Motherland” of both second and first degrees.
Early Life & Background
Ali Hidayat oghlu Asadov was born on November 30, 1956, in Baku. He graduated from secondary school No.134 in Baku in 1974. Following his university studies, he served in the Soviet Army from 1978 to 1980. In 1980, he began working as a chief laboratory assistant at the Institute of Economics of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR. From 1989 to 1995, he worked as an associate Professor and head of the department at the Baku Institute of Social Management and Political Science.
Education
Ali Asadov graduated from secondary school No.134 in Baku in 1974. He then entered the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics in Moscow, from which he graduated in 1978. He served in the Soviet Army from 1978 to 1980. Between 1981 and 1984, he continued his education at the Institute of Economics of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow, where he obtained a post-graduate diploma in Economics.
Political & Professional Career
Ali Asadov's political career commenced with his election as an MP in the first Azerbaijan parliamentary election on November 12, 1995, representing the New Azerbaijan Party for the 1995–2000 term. On April 17, 1998, he was appointed assistant of the Azerbaijani President for economic affairs. According to a decree by President Ilham Aliyev dated November 30, 2012, Asadov was appointed as the deputy head of the Presidential Administration. In 2017, he was again appointed an assistant of the President of Azerbaijan for economic affairs. Considered a close ally of President Aliyev, Asadov was elected Prime Minister in October 2019, by a vote of 105 to 0, following Novruz Mammadov's resignation. He currently heads the 8th Government of Azerbaijan.
Key Achievements & Legacy
Appointed Prime Minister of Azerbaijan on October 8, 2019., Awarded the Order “For Service to the Motherland” of the first degree in 2016., Awarded the Order “For Service to the Motherland” of the second degree in 2012., Elected an MP in the Azerbaijan parliamentary election for the term of 1995–2000., Obtained a post-graduate diploma in Economics from the Institute of Economics of the USSR Academy of Sciences.