ELNUR NASIBOV
Chairman
Elnur Ramiz oglu Nasibov was born on April 12, 1979, in Baku.
In 1995, he entered the Faculty of International Relations at Baku State University and received his Bachelor’s degree in International Relations in 1999 and his Master’s degree in 2001.
From 2004 to 2007, he completed his doctoral studies at the Institute of Philosophy and Political-Legal Research of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
In 2008, he was awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Sciences by the Supreme Attestation Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
He taught the subject Theory of International Relations at Khazar University between 2003–2005 and at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan from 2006–2015.
He has worked in a number of international organizations, including in various positions at the offices of the International Labour Organization in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, and served as the Head of the Representative Office of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development in Azerbaijan.
He held the position of Deputy Director at the State Agency for Vocational Education under the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
From 2020 to 2023, he served as Advisor to the Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Since 2022, he has been the Chairman of the Education Development Fund.
He speaks English, Russian, French, and Turkish.
He is married and has three children.
Khanim Tariyel gizi Dashdamirova was born on July 9, 1988, in Baku.
In 2006, she entered the Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), earning her Bachelor’s degree in 2010 and her Master’s degree in International Economic Relations (Special Talents Group) in 2013.
Since 2023, she has been pursuing an MBA in Finance within the joint program of the University of York (UK) and the University of Strasbourg (France).
She began her professional career in 2010 at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) as a Specialist in International Relations. Later, she held various positions in project management at international companies such as Aztexnika Ltd, Amec Foster Wheeler, Wood PLC, and RSM Azerbaijan Consulting Group.
She holds professional certifications in project and program management, including Project Management Professional (PMP®), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®), Professional Scrum Master (PSM I), and Professional Product Owner (PPO I).
She was the winner of the Third “Yuksalish” competition in 2023.
Since November 2023, she has been serving as the Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the Education Development Fund.
She speaks English, Russian, and Turkish.
She is married and has two children.
KHANIM DASHDAMIROVA
Deputy Chairperson
