Who is Kamran Imanov, awarded Azerbaijan’s Order of Honor?

Kamran Imanov, chairman of the Board of the Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has been awarded the Order of Honor by a decree signed by President Ilham Aliyev. He received the award for his long and effective service in the public sector and his major contributions to the development of intellectual property rights.

“Operative Information Center-OMM” presents Kamran Imanov’s profile:

Born in 1946, Kamran Imanov graduated from the Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Chemistry in 1969. He later continued his studies at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Academy and in the United States, earning a specialist degree. Imanov began his career in research and teaching, and went on to serve as chairman of the State Commission for Student Admission, head of the “Icherisheher” State Historical-Architectural Reserve Administration, and head of the Copyright Agency. Since 2018, he has chaired the Board of the Intellectual Property Agency. The renowned scholar has also been elected to lead the international assemblies of WIPO and the Eurasian Patent Organization. Author of more than 110 scholarly works, Imanov has previously received the Order of Glory and the first- and third-degree Orders “For Service to the Fatherland.”