Rashad Azizaga oglu Mustafayev

Was born in 1978.

In 2000–2001, he worked as a leading adviser in the Legal Department of the Ministry of State Property; in 2001–2015, he held the positions of leading adviser, chief adviser, head of sector and deputy head of department in the Legal Department of the Ministry of Economy.

In 2015–2023, he served as Deputy General Director of SOCAR’s “Southern Gas Corridor” CJSC; during this period, he participated in the projects for the second stage of development of the “Shah Deniz” gas-condensate field, expansion of the South Caucasus Pipeline, and the Trans-Anatolian and Trans-Adriatic pipelines. In 2023–2025, he served as General Director of SOCAR’s “Ekol Engineering Services” CJSC.

By Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 17 April 2025, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population.

He graduated with honours from the bachelor’s programme of the Faculty of Administrative Management of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He completed bachelor’s and master’s studies, respectively, at the Tafakkur University of the Centre for Science and Education and the Faculty of Law of Baku State University. He is a graduate of the Instituto de Empresa (IE) Business School.