Shahin Soltan oghlu Baghirov

Shahin Soltan oghlu Baghirov was born on January 12, 1965, in Baku. In 1986, he graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Voronezh State University. In 2003, he graduated from the Faculty of Customs Administration of the Russian Customs Academy, and in 2004, he completed postgraduate studies at the same academy and received the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences.

He began his professional career in the agro-industrial complex system. In 1992, he began serving as an inspector in the customs authorities and held various positions in the customs system, including that of Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Working Party on Customs and Transport Matters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the United Nations Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods, and Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.

From 2019 to 2022, he worked at the State Service for Property Issues under the ministries of Taxes and Economy. On February 14, 2023, he was appointed Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He holds the rank of Colonel-General of the Customs Service.