Ismat Abasov Dursun oglu (born 25 May 1954) ( az, Ismət Abasov Dursun oğlu) is an
Azerbaijan
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i politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan since 2013.
Previously Abasov was First Deputy Minister of Agriculture from October 1997 to October 2004 and Minister of Agriculture from October 2004 to October 2013.
Early life and political career
Abasov was born and raised in
Yerevan
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,
Armenia
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, and is fluent in
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
. He moved to
Baku,
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
to study at the Azerbaijan State Economic University.
Abbasov was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in 2004
[ and re-appointed as minister on 31 October 2008 in a government reshuffle.
Abasov also served as President of the Table Tennis Federation of Azerbaijan from December 2004 to February 2014.
]
Awards
Abasov was awarded with the Medal of Honour (Shohret) for his contribution to the development of the agrarian sector of Azerbaijan on 23 May 2014.
See also
* Cabinet of Azerbaijan
*Politics of Azerbaijan
The Politics of Azerbaijan takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. Executive power is exercised by the pres ...
References
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1954 births
Living people
Armenian Azerbaijanis
Politicians from Yerevan
Politicians from Baku
Government ministers of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan State University of Economics alumni