Zaur Aliyev

Born on February 16, 1984.

In 2007–2008, he worked as a project assistant at the German Technical Cooperation Organization and as a lecturer at Azerbaijan State Agrarian University, and in 2008–2011 as a research fellow at the Technical University of Munich. In 2012–2013, he was a project coordinator for a Twinning project; in 2014–2015, a manager for agricultural projects at Garant Holding; and in 2015–2016, an expert in the “Establishment of a Vocational Training Center” project.

In 2016–2019, he was the director of Yalama Agropark LLC; in 2019–2020, a project expert at the Swedish company Niras; and in 2020–2023, head of a department at the State Agency for Vocational Education under the Ministry of Science and Education. From June 2023 to January 2026, he served as an adviser to the Minister of Agriculture. By Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated January 26, 2026, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture.

In 2000–2004, he received a bachelor's degree in “Organization and Management of Business (in the agricultural sector)” from Azerbaijan State University of Economics. In 2007, he received a master's degree from Weihenstephan University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and in 2008 from Azerbaijan State University of Economics.