Jeyhun Bayramov | |
Birth Date: | 25 June 1973 |
Birth Place: | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Term Start: | 16 July 2020 |
President: | Ilham Aliyev |
Primeminister: | Ali Asadov |
Predecessor: | Elmar Mammadyarov |
Office1: | Minister of Education |
Predecessor1: | Mikayil Jabbarov |
Successor1: | Emin Amrullayev |
Primeminister1: | Novruz Mammadov Ali Asadov |
Termstart1: | 23 April 2018 |
Termend1: | 16 July 2020 (Acting: December 8, 2017 – 23 April 2018) |
Office2: | Deputy Minister of Education |
Termstart2: | 12 August 2013 |
Termend2: | 23 April 2018 |
Alma Mater: | Azerbaijan State University of Economics Azerbaijan University |
Native Name Lang: | az |
Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov (az|Ceyhun Əziz oğlu Bayramov; born 25 June 1973) is an Azerbaijani politician who currently has served the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan since 2020.[1] Bayramov previously served as the Minister of Education from 2018 to 2020.
Bayramov earned a law degree from Azerbaijan University and holds a degree in economics from the Azerbaijan State University of Economics.[1] He worked at various positions at the Ministry of Taxes between 1996 and 2000. He continued his career as a lawyer in "Salans Hertzfeld & Heilbronn (Baku) Limited" in 2000-2002. He was the Director of the "OMNI" law firm until 2013. He has regularly appeared on the "Chambers Global", "IFLR1000" and "Legal500" list of leading tax and civil rights lawyers in Azerbaijan.
Bayramov returned to the civil service as the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Education on 30 May 2013 and served until 12 August 2013. He was appointed the Deputy Minister of Education by the decree of President Ilham Aliyev on 12 August 2013. He was promoted and appointed as the Minister of Education by order of President Aliyev on 23 April 2018.[2] On 16 July 2020, Bayramov was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.[3] [4] [5] He is a co-founder of "OMNI" law firm.[6]