Secretary-General of the National Commission

Elman Abdullayev

Ambassador-at –Large,
Secretary-General

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Date of birth     07.31.1976

Place of birth     Ganja, Republic of Azerbaijan

Marital status     Married with two children

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sept 2026 – Present     Ambassador-at-Large, Secretary – General

Dec 2020 – Aug 2026     Permanent Delegate of Azerbaijan to UNESCO

Sept 2014 – Dec 2020     Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)

Sept 2014 – Dec 2020     Permanent Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the African Union (Addis Ababa)

June 2016 – Dec 2020     Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Program UNEP in Nairobi

June 2016 - Dec 2020     Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Settlements Program UN-Habitat in Nairobi

Jan 2016 - Dec 2020     Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Kenya

May 2016 – Dec 2020     Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Djibouti

May 2017 - Dec 2020     Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Rwanda

Sept 2011 – Sept 2014     Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of Press Service

July 2010 – Sept 2011     Deputy Head of Press Service Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Azerbaijan

July 2006 – July 2010     Consul, Vice-Consul Consulate General of the Republic of Azerbaijan Los Angeles, California, United States

Dec 2004 - July 2006     Second Secretary, Third Secretary Middle East Desk, Second Territorial Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Baku, Azerbaijan

Nov 2000 - Dec 2004     Third Secretary, Attaché Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the European Union Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium

Sept 1999 - Nov 2000     Attaché, Desk officer, OIC and OIC States Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan

1996 – 1997     Interpreter at the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Sep 2011 - Jan 2015     Teaching at Western University (Media Communication, Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, International organizations) Baku, Azerbaijan

EDUCATION:

Jan 2008 – Jan 2010     MA in Political Science Department of Political Science California State University Northridge, California, USA

Sept 1994 - Sept 1999     BA in Political Science Faculty of Economics and Political Science Cairo University, Egypt

LANGUAGES:

Azerbaijani – Native

Fluent in English, Arabic, Russian, French

AWARDS:

July 2012     Medal for distinction in Diplomatic Service from the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

July 2009     Medal dedicated to 90th Anniversary of Diplomatic Service from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

July 2019     Medal dedicated to 100th Anniversary of Diplomatic Service from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan