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Ismat Abasov Ismət Abasov | |
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| Minister of Food and Agriculture | |
| In office 23 October 2004 – 22 October 2013 | |
| President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | Irshad Aliyev |
| Succeeded by | Heydar Asadov |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan | |
| In office 22 October 2013 – 21 April 2018 | |
| President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Prime Minister | Artur Rasizade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1954 |
Ismat Abasov Dursun oglu (born 25 May 1954) (Azerbaijani: Ismət Abasov Dursun oğlu) is an Azerbaijani politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 2013-2018.[2]
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
[edit]Abasov was born and raised in Yerevan in the Armenian SSR, and is fluent in Armenian. He moved to Baku, Azerbaijan to study at the Azerbaijan State Economic University.[3]
Abbasov was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in 2004[2] and re-appointed as minister on 31 October 2008 in a government reshuffle.[4]
Abasov also served as President of the Table Tennis Federation of Azerbaijan from December 2004 to February 2014.
Awards
[edit]- Shohrat Order (23 May 2014)[5]
- For Service to the Fatherland Order (24 May 2024)[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Kənd təsərrüfatı naziri İsmət Abbasov Ermənistana gedir" [Minister of Agriculture Ismat Abbasov to go to Armenia]. Milli.az. 9 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments". World Leaders. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ↑ "Azerbaijani Minister 'Happy' To Return To Yerevan, His Hometown". RFE/RL. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ "Azərbaycan Respublikası nazirlərinin təyin edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASININ PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI" [The Decree of President of Azerbaijan Republic ppointment of ministers of Azerbaijan Republic]. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ↑ "Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi - SƏNƏDLƏR » Sərəncamlar".
- ↑ "Распоряжение Президента Азербайджанской Республики О награждении И.Д.Абасова орденом «За службу Отечеству» 2-й степени » Официальный сайт президента Азербайджанской Республики". president.az (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-11-27.