Ismat Abasov Dursun oglu (born 25 May 1954) ( az, Ismət Abasov Dursun oğlu) is an
Azerbaijani politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan since 2013.
Previously Abasov was First Deputy Minister of Agriculture from October 1997 to October 2004 and Minister of Agriculture from October 2004 to October 2013.
Early life and political career
Abasov was born and raised in
Yerevan,
Armenia, and is fluent in
Armenian. He moved to
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
,
Azerbaijan to study at the Azerbaijan State Economic University.
Abbasov was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in 2004
[ and re-appointed as minister on 31 October 2008 in a government reshuffle.
Abasov also served as President of the Table Tennis Federation of Azerbaijan from December 2004 to February 2014.
]
Awards
Abasov was awarded with the Medal of Honour (Shohret) for his contribution to the development of the agrarian sector of Azerbaijan on 23 May 2014.
See also
* Cabinet of Azerbaijan
* Politics of Azerbaijan
References
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1954 births
Living people
Armenian Azerbaijanis
Politicians from Yerevan
Politicians from Baku
Government ministers of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan State University of Economics alumni