Nargiz Gurbanova

Nargiz Gurbanova
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Poland
Assumed office
8 January 2021
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Preceded byHasan Hasanov
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Bulgaria
In office
12 January 2016 – 8 January 2021
Personal details
Born1975 (age 50–51)
Nargiz Gurbanova

Nargiz Akif gizi Gurbanova (Azerbaijani: Nərgiz Akif qızı Qurbanova, born 1975[1]) is an Azerbaijani diplomat, serving as the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Poland since 2021.

Education

Gurbanova graduated from the University of Vienna with a Ph.D. in political science.[2] She also received BA/MA in international relations from the Baku State University and M.Sc. in international management from the Western University in Azerbaijan.[2] Gurbanova also studied international business at the Jönköping International Business School in Sweden and international law at the University of Nice in France.[2]

Diplomatic service

Gurbanova served as director of the Department for Economic Cooperation and Development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.[2] She then served in Azerbaijan's embassies in Austria and the United States, at the latter as Counselor, Chargé d'Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission.[2]

On 8 January 2021, Gurbanova was appointed the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Poland by a presidential decree,[3] succeeding Hasan Hasanov. She previously served as the ambassador to Bulgaria, from January 12, 2016, to January 8, 2021.[1]

Personal life

Gurbanova is married and has one son.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nərgiz Qurbanova yeni vəzifəyə təyin edildi" (in Azerbaijani). Qafqaz Info. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "H.E. Nargiz Gurbanova". International Cultural Diversity Organization. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Azerbaijan appoints new ambassador to Poland". News.az. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.