Military Wiki
Military Wiki

Eldar Mahmudov
Eldar Mahmudov
Minister of National Security of Azerbaijan Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 24, 2004
President Ilham Aliyev
Preceded by Namig Abbasov
Personal details
Born 1956 (1956) (age 68)
Religion Islam
Military service
Rank Lieutenant General

Eldar Mahmudov Ahmad oglu (Azerbaijani language: Eldar Mahmudov Əhməd oğlu) is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Minister of National Security of Azerbaijan Republic.

Early life[]

Mahmudov was born in Baku in 1956 to the family of a scientist. He graduated from the Bunyadzadeh Institute of Economy in 1978 (B.A. in Finance) and Baku State University in 1993 (B.A. in Law). He holds the military rank of Lieutenant General as of March 16, 2005. Eldar Mahmudov is married and has three children.

Career[]

In 1980-2004 Mahmudov worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic. His duties included preventing organized crime and criminal investigation. In 1993, Mahmudov was appointed the Branch Chief of the Drugs Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Interior, afterwards promoted to the position of the deputy chief of the same department. In 1993-2003, Mahmudov was Chief of the Economic Crimes Department and the Operative Economic Coordination Bureau. In the beginning of 2004, he was appointed Chief of the Anti-Drugs Department.[1]

Mahmudov frequently represented Azerbaijan at different conferences and seminars dedicated to the issues of war on terrorism, corruption, human trafficking, illegal drugs trade held in different countries within the framework of the influential international organizations. He participated in production of numerous international law documents, including the United Nations Convention against Corruption.[1][2] On July 24, 2004 he was appointed the Minister of National Security by President Ilham Aliyev.[3]

Awards[]

Mahmudov has been awarded with Azerbaijani Flag Order for preservation of social order, keeping stability intact and fight against criminal activity.[4]

References[]

All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
The original article can be found at Eldar Mahmudov and the edit history here.