Azer Mursaqulov oglu Ismayil
Chairman of the Committee
State Statistics Committee
Biography
Azer Mursaqulov oglu Ismayil was born in Baku in 1981. In 2003, he graduated with honors from the Faculty of Business Administration of Boğaziçi University in Türkiye. In 2008, he received a PhD in economics from the University of Georgia in the United States.
From 2007 to 2010, he held various positions at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including that of adviser to the Minister on economic affairs. From 2010 to 2012, he served as an adviser to the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund in Washington. From 2012 to 2019, he worked as head of department and deputy director at the State Debt Management Agency under the Ministry of Finance.
From 2019 until February 10, 2026, he served as director of the State Debt and Financial Obligations Management Agency under the Ministry of Finance. From 2020 to 2026, he was a member of the Board of the Azerbaijan Investment Holding.
On February 10, 2026, he was appointed Chairman of the State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan by Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.