Hajibala Ibrahim oglu Abutalybov ( az, Hacıbala İbrahim oğlu Abutalıbov, born May 13, 1944) is an
Azerbaijani politician. He was Mayor of Baku between 2001 and 2018 and deputy prime minister of
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
from 2018 to October 2019.
Abutalybov was born in
Kyzyl-Su, Turkmenistan. He graduated from
Azerbaijan State University with a degree in
Physics
Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...
in 1965.
In 1969, he was enrolled in post graduate program at
Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia. In 1976, he received his PhD and defended his doctoral desertation in 1987.
Abutalybov served as the head of the laboratory at Physics Department of
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) ( az, Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (AMEA)), located in Baku, is the main state research organization and the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of ...
in 1995.
Same year, he was appointed the Head of the Executive Power of
Surakhani district of Baku which he held until 1999. In 2000, he was appointed Deputy Premier of Azerbaijan Republic.
Abutalybov served as Mayor of Baku for 17 years, between January 30, 2001 and 2018.
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He is married and has two sons.
References
1944 births
People from Türkmenbaşy
Living people
New Azerbaijan Party politicians
Government ministers of Azerbaijan
Mayors of Baku
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