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New Composition of Azerbaijan Government Appointed

Business Materials 31 October 2008 20:33 (UTC +04:00)
New Composition of Azerbaijan Government Appointed

Azerbaijan, Baku, 31 October / Trend / The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, issued a decree approving new composition of the Country's Government, which was dissolved in connection with the re-election of Head of State. The Presidential elections in Azerbaijan took place on 15 October. The President was elected the candidate from the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, Ilham Aliyev. On 28 October, according to the presentation of the State Head, the Parliament of the Country confirmed Artur Rasizade to the post of Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.

Composition of new Government of Azerbaijan seem to be as:

First Deputy Premier - Yagub Eyyubov,

Deputy Premier - Elchin Efendiyev,

Deputy Premier, head of the State Committee on refugees and internally displaced people - Ali Hasanov,

Deputy Premier - Abid Sarifov,

Foreign Minister - Elmar Mammadyraov,

Interior Minister - Ramil Usubov,

Minister of National Security - Eldar Mahmudov,

Defense Minister - Safar Abiyev,

Justice Minister - Fikret Mammadov,

Minister of Defense Industry - Yaver Jamalov,

Finance Minister - Samir Sharifov,

Taxes Minister - Fazil Mammadov,

Minister of Economic Development - Shahin Mustafayev,

Minister of Emergency Situations - Kamaladdin Heydarov,

Minister of Labor and Social Security - Fizuli Alakbarov,

Minister of Agriculture - Ismet Abbasov,

Minister Culture and Tourism - Abulfaz Garayev,

Minister of Education - Misir Mardanov,

Minister of Health - Oktay Shiraliyev,

Minister of Communication and Information Technology - Ali Abbasov,

Minister of Industry and Energy - Natik Aliyev,

Minister of Youth and Sports - Azad Rahimov,

Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources - Huseyngulu Bagirov,

Minister of transport - Ziya Mammadov,

In the dissolved composition of the government, changed affected only the post of Minister of Economic Development which was formerly held by Heydar Babayev. The new Minister Shahin Mustafayev was Deputy Minister of Taxes and formerly the Vice President of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR).

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