Leyla Abdullayeva

Leyla Yashar gizi Abdullayeva (Azerbaijani: Leyla Yaşar qızı Abdullayeva, 1981, Baku) is an Azerbaijani diplomat, the Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Leyla Abdullayeva
Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Assumed office
October 4, 2018
Personal details
Born1981 (age 40–41)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Citizenship Soviet Union
 Azerbaijan
EducationBaku State University
Occupationdiplomat
Awards

Biography

Leyla Abdullayeva was born in 1981 in Baku. She studied at Baku State University, Faculty of International Law and International Relations, bachelor's and master's degrees in international relations.[1]

Since 2002, Abdullayeva has held diplomatic positions in various departments of the Foreign Ministry, in the Representations of the Republic of Azerbaijan to NATO, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the Kingdom of Belgium and European Union. She previously worked at the Foreign Ministry as Deputy Director of the Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA).[2]

On October 4, 2018, Leyla Abdullayeva was appointed the Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and is currently holding this position.[2]

Awards
  • Medal "For Distinction in Diplomatic Service" — July 9, 2018[3]

References
  1. "XİN-də yüksək vəzifə verilən xanım kimdir? - Bioqrafiya". qafqazinfo.az. October 5, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. "Leyla Abdullayeva XİN-in mətbuat xidmətinin rəhbəri vəzifəsinə təyin edilib". az.trend.az. October 4, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. "Azərbaycan Respublikasının diplomatik xidmət orqanları əməkdaşlarının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". e-qanun.az. July 9, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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