Novruz Ismayil oglu Mammadov ( az, Novruz İsmayıl oğlu Məmmədov; born 15 March 1947) is an Azerbaijani politician and translator who served as

Prime Minister of Azerbaijan The prime minister of Azerbaijan is the head of government of Azerbaijan. The current prime minister is Ali Asadov on 8 October 2019 after the removal of his predecessor, Novruz Mammadov. Due to the central role of the president in the politic ...

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.

Early life

He was born in Nakhchivan, in the

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. He received a

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Philology Philology () is the study of language in oral and writing, written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defin ...

in 1991 from the Azerbaijani Pedagogical Foreign Languages Institute (APFLI) of the Azerbaijan University of Languages, where he then became an

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. In addition to Azerbaijani, he is also fluent in Russian, and French.

Career

Between 1967 and 1981, he served as an interpreter in

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, and in

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. 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 former

Azerbaijani President The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of Azerbaijan. The Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of executive power, commander-in-chief, "representative of Azerbaijan in home and foreign policies", a ...

Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Aze ...

. From 1997 to 2018, he was Head of the Department of Foreign Relations of the

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. On April 21, 2018 he was appointed as the

by President

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...

and left office on October 8, 2019.

Awards

Azerbaijan

Shohrat Order Shohrat Order ( az, Şöhrət ordeni), translated as ''Order of Glory'', is an award presented by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. History and status The order was created by the Decree No. 757 of the President of Azerbaijan, Heydar ...

(2007) *

Sharaf Order Sharaf Order ( az, "Şərəf" ordeni) - translated as the ''Order of Honor'', is an order of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The order was ratified by Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, on 16 February 2007, by Decree No. 248-IIIQ. Status The ...

(2017) * Rank of Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary (2002)

Foreign Awards

Legion d’Honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

(

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, 1998) * Polish Legion of Honor (

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, 2009) *Order of

(

, 2019)

Publications

Novruz Mammadov authored over 20

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s and several books, including more than 300 articles dedicated to the political and public-political issues He translated “A Myth of Terror” by

Erich Feigl Erich Feigl (1931 – 27 January 2007) was an Austrian documentary film producer and author. He produced almost 60 documentaries, mostly for the Austrian ORF but some for BR (Bavarian), ZDF (German) and TRT (Turkish Radio Television) in co-produ ...

" into French in 2001.

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1947 births Living people Azerbaijani translators Azerbaijan University of Languages alumni Recipients of the Shohrat Order Recipients of the Legion of Honour Prime Ministers of Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-translator-stub