Who is he - the newly appointed head of the Penitentiary Service? - Dossier

By order of President Ilham Aliyev, Mirsaleh Seidov has been dismissed from his position, and Sahib Jalil oglu Rzayev has been appointed Deputy Minister of Justice - Head of the Penitentiary Service.

Oxu.Az presents the biography of S. Rzayev.

Sahib Rzayev was born in 1977.

In 2001, he graduated from Baku State University with a bachelor's degree in law. In 2011, he completed additional studies with honors at Baku State University in the field of international law.

Until 2006, he worked as an investigator in the internal affairs bodies. From 2006 to 2023, he held positions as head of department, directorate, and main directorate at the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Since January 2025, he served as Deputy Head of the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Justice. He was later appointed Head of that department.