Fariz Rzayev

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2020, he has been Deputy Chef in the Secretariat of the First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan since 2017. He held different positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2000 and 2013, before joining the Ministry of Education as Director of the International Cooperation Department from 2013 to 2015, Deputy Chief of Staff from 2015 to 2017, and Chief of Staff between January and June 2017. He holds a BA in International Relations from the Baku Institute of Political Science and Social Management, and a MA in International Relations from the Public Administration Academy under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.