Aqil Salim oglu Gurbanov
Deputy Minister of Defense — Chief Director
Biography
He was born on August 15, 1986, in Baku. In 2008–2009, he performed compulsory active military service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
From 2015 to 2019, he worked as Director of Investments at PASHA Holding LLC, and later as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sumgayit Technologies Park.
From December 9, 2022, he served as Deputy Minister of Defense for Military-Technical Supply, and from February 27, 2023, as Deputy Minister of Defense and Head of the Main Department of Military-Technical Supply. By order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense — Chief Director on July 13, 2023.
Education
He earned a bachelor's degree at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan from 2004 to 2008, and a master's degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science from 2012 to 2014.