Majnun Gadir oglu Mammadov
Minister of Agriculture
Biography
Majnun Gadir oglu Mammadov was born on September 15, 1983, in the Mincivan settlement of the Zangilan district. In 2000–2004, he completed a bachelor's degree in accounting and auditing at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics. In 2004–2006, he received a master's degree in business organization and management from the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan. In 2017, he completed the "Innovation and Efficiency in Agribusiness" course במסגרת the U.S. SABIT program.
He began working in the food sector in 2002 and served in the military in 2006–2007. In 2007–2010, he worked as a financial consultant at "Deloitte & Touche" LLC, and in 2010–2011, he worked at "AER" LLC. In 2011–2015, he was director of business development and a member of the board of directors of the "Modern" group of companies. In 2015–2018, he held the positions of director for sales, marketing, investment and the agriculture portfolio at "PMD Group". In 2018–2023, he was chairman and chief executive officer of "Agro Food Investments" LLC.
On April 14, 2023, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan by an Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.