Kanan Shakir oglu Karimzade

He was born in 1989 in the city of Barda.

From 2013 to 2016, he worked as a specialist in finance and analysis at Capital Motors LLC; from 2016 to 2019, as a senior specialist in investments and head of investments at PMD Group LLC; and from 2019 to 2020, as head of the Strategic Planning and Analysis Department.

From 2020 to 2021, he was an adviser to the Minister at the Ministry of Science and Education; from 2021, he served as head of the Department of Economics of Education; and from February to May 2023, he served as acting Chief of Staff of the ministry. By Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated December 25, 2023, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Science and Education.

From 2006 to 2010, he studied in the Special Talents Group at Azerbaijan State University of Economics, graduating with distinction at the bachelor's level in finance and credit. From 2011 to 2012, he studied in the International Political Economy and Development program at Fordham University in New York. From 2017 to 2019, he completed the Investment Management program of the CFA Institute and obtained the CFA international accreditation.