Murad Abdullayev

He was born on 13 December 1983 in Baku. From 2000 to 2006, he studied at the Faculty of Accounting and Auditing of Azerbaijan State University of Economics. In 2013, he obtained a PhD in Economics. From 2012 to 2015, he studied at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, where he earned an MBA degree. In 2024, he obtained a PhD in Business Administration, specialising in Macroeconomics. He began his professional career at International Bank of Azerbaijan in 2001. Until 2012, he held various positions in the bank’s Central Treasury, Financial Management, Internal Audit, Accounting, and Budget Forecasting departments. In 2012, he was elected Chairman of the Management Board of Bank Technique, a position he held for three years. In 2015, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of International Bank of Azerbaijan. On 31 March 2017, Ulvi Mansurov was appointed Director General of Azerbaijan Post LLC.From 2018 to 2020, he served as Director General of the newly established Department for Analytical Analysis and Expertise of Economic Sectors at the Ministry of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2020, he was appointed Executive Director of Azerbaijan Investment Company OJSC. Since 2026, he has been serving as Chairman of the Management Board of Azerbaijan Business Development Fund OJSC.

Yasin Jalilov was born on 29 June 1977 in Baku.From 1993 to 1998, he studied at the Faculty of International Economic Relations of Khazar University, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree. From 1994 to 1999, he studied at the Faculty of Political Science of the Baku Institute of Social Management and Political Science, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree, and at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, where he obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics and Management. From 2015 to 2018, he studied at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, where he earned an MBA degree.Mr. Jalilov began his professional career at International Bank of Azerbaijan. From 1996 to 2011, he held various positions at the bank, and from 2011 to 2018, he served as Director of the Corporate Business Department.Since 2018, he has served as a Member of the Management Board of VTB (Azerbaijan) OJSC.On 14 February 2022, by a decision of the Supervisory Board of Azerbaijan Investment Company OJSC, he was appointed Deputy Executive Director of the company.Since 2025, he has served as Director General of Azerbaijan Business Development Fund, a public legal entity. Since 2026, he has continued to serve as Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Azerbaijan Business Development Fund OJSC.