Who is the new Vice Premier of Azerbaijan Teymur Musayev? - Dossier

By the order of President Ilham Aliyev, Teymur Musayev has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

BAKU.WS presents to its readers a brief biographical summary of Teymur Musayev.

Teymur Yusif oglu Musayev was born on September 16, 1970, in the city of Baku.

He received his primary education in 1977-1981 at Secondary School No. 1 under the General Consulate of the USSR in the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, after which he continued his studies in 1981-1987 at Secondary School No. 189 in the city of Baku. He graduated from school with a medal.

In 1987, he enrolled in the first year of the 1st Faculty of General Medicine at the Azerbaijan Medical Institute and graduated in 1993 with honors. He was an active member of the Student Scientific Society of the Azerbaijan Medical University. On December 25, 2000, he defended his candidate's dissertation, and by the decision of the Higher Attestation Commission dated April 4, 2001, he was awarded the academic degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences.

In 2003-2004, he completed a diploma course in "laparoscopic surgery" at the prestigious French university Université Strasbourg 1 — one of the leading European centers for surgical training.

In 2013-2015, he received a joint master's education at Riga International School of Business and Economics and Riga Stradins University, and in May 2015, he obtained the degree of Master of Health Management (Business Executive).

He began his professional career in 1994, assigned by the Ministry of Health as a urologist at Polyclinic No. 16 in the city of Baku. From 1994 to 1997, he worked as a district urologist. He also practiced medicine in private clinics.

From April 2020 to April 2021, he held the position of Head of the Healthcare Organization Department at the Ministry of Health.

By the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated April 23, 2021, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Health and Acting Minister of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

By the order of the head of state dated January 19, 2022, he was appointed Minister of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

He is married and has two children.