Mikayil Jabbarov


Mikayil Chingiz ogly Jabbarov is the current Minister of Economу of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Minister of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Director of the Administration of Icherisheher State Historical-Architectural Reserve under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan. President of the Azerbaijan Badminton Federation, President of the Azerbaijan Fencing Federation.

Life

Mikayil Jabbarov was born in Baku on 19 September 1976.

Education

1992-1997 – Studied at the Baku State University, graduated from the International Law Department with distinction.
1997-1998 – Obtained an LL.M degree from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.
2004 – Obtained a Master degree in Economics from the Azerbaijan State Economic University.

Career

1995 – Started career in the banking sector.
Since 1999 – Member of the New York State Bar Association.
1999-2002 – Lawyer in private sector.
2002-2003 – Counselor to the Minister, Ministry of Economic Development.
2003-2004 – President of the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation.
20 February 2004 – By the Decree of the President of Azerbaijan Republic appointed the Deputy Minister of Economic Development. Coordinated activities related to cooperation with international financial institutions, external economic relations, foreign investment policy, legal issues at international arbitrage and corporate governance.
6 March 2009 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed the Director of the Administration of Icherisheher State Historical-Architectural Reserve under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
19 April 2013 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed the Minister of Education.
16 June 2017 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed as co-chair of Azerbaijan-Israel Joint Commission.
5 December 2017 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed to the position of the Minister of Taxes.
March 17 2018 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed as co-chair of the Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
March 17 2018 – 2 March 2020 – Co-chaired the Joint Commission to promote economic cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Croatia.
10 October 2018 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan was given a special rank of 3rd class State Tax Service Adviser.
9 February 2019 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan was given a special rank of 2nd class State Tax Service Adviser.
23 October 2019 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed to the position of the Minister of Economy
4 December 2019 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed as co-chair of the Joint Commission between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation.
2 March 2020 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed as co-chair of the Joint Commission between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Swiss Federal Council.
2 March 2020 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed as the deputy co-chair of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Georgia on Economic Cooperation.

Social activity

1994-1997 – President of the "Atashgakh" Intellectual Games Club.
1996-1997 – Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijani Youth Organizations Forum.
1996-1997 – Won the CIS championship in the "Brain ring" intellectual game.
1997 – The first Azerbaijani intellectual player to participate in the summer series of the "What? Where? When?" intellectual game. A veteran member of the "What? Where? When?" Baku TV club. Winner of the 5th-anniversary club games.
2002 – Won the world championship in the “Brain ring” and the national championship in the "What? Where? When?" intellectual games.
2009 – Awarded honorary citizenship of Tbilisi.
Since 2015 – President of the Azerbaijan Badminton Federation.
Since 2017 – President of the Azerbaijan Fencing Federation.

Work in the "Icherisheher" State Historical-Architectural Reserve Administration

June 2009 – By decision taken at the 33rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, "Icherisheher" is removed from the World Heritage Endanger list.
10 February 2010 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Palace of the Shirvanshahs is included into the Administration’s structure.
8 November 2010 – Approval of the "General Detailed Conservation Master Plan of the Historical Center of Baku" by the Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers.
2010-2012 – Following steps taken to restore the historical and cultural monuments of national and international importance:
- Restoration and conservation work carried out at the Small Caravanserai ;
- Complete restoration of the Muhammad’s Mosque, an architectural monument of the international importance;
- Repair and restoration works carried out at the Market Square, the Siratagli religious and architectural complex;
- A major part of the Fortress Wall is restored, the adjacent area is cleared;
- A XV century tower, demolished in early XX century, identified and completely restored.
19 August 2011 – By the Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Marionette Theater is reassigned to the Administration.
22 December 2011 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the State Historical and Ethnographic Reserve "Gala" is included into the Administration’s structure:
- The Reserve’s borders are approved by the Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers;
- The Reserve’s facilities improved, measures taken to upgrade the services available for the visitors.
2012 – The "Icherisheher" Traditional Arts Center is established in cooperation with the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts.
2012 – Restoration and research works continue at the Maiden Tower, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 75% of the facade surface is conserved.
2012 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Historic House Museum of Tahir Salahov, a famous artist, is established.
2009-2013 – Infrastructural development facilitates a radical increase of domestic and foreign tourist flow into the Reserve and contributes to the transformation of "Icherisheher" into a tourism hub.

Work in the Ministry of Education

Preschool and general education

2013-2017 – Azerbaijani school students won 109 awards at the international Olympiads, including 3 gold, 21 silver and 85 bronze medals.
2013-2018 – E-admission to all Baku primary schools launched.
2014 – “Healthy School – Healthy Nation” project launched to ensure the development and well-being of the school-age children.
2014-2017 – Up to 140 000 teachers tested via diagnostic assessment.
2015 – New transparent rules applied to regulate the nation-wide school subject Olympiads.
2016 – Azerbaijan advances in PIRLS international assessment results, with the number of students in the "Advanced" and "High" categories increasing twofold.
2016 – "School kid’s Friend" pilot project launched jointly by the Ministry of Education and the State Agency under the President of Azerbaijan for Public Service and Social Innovations. Project aims to enhance and promote awareness of school safety and engage parents more closely into the school life.
2016-2017 – Publicly funded preschool education for the 5-year old children launched at preschool groups at the general education institutions.
2016-2017 – Construction of modular school in remote regions gained pace. 100 modular-type school buildings were constructed in 2017, designed to accommodate 5 000 school students in 40 districts of Azerbaijan.

TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training)

20 April 2016 – By the Decree of the President of Azerbaijan the State Vocational Education Agency was established under the Ministry of Education.
2016 – The IT STEP Academy established on the basis of the Baku Vocational Lyceum No 9.
2017 – Implementation of the "Strategic Roadmap for development of the vocational education and training in the Republic of Azerbaijan" launched.
16 October 2017 – A new building of the Gabala State Vocational Education Center is inaugurated.

Higher education

2014 – The UFAZ joint Azerbaijani-French University is established upon the initiative of the Presidents of Azerbaijan and France.
2014-2015 – SABAH groups established covering 34 majors in 7 public institutions.
22 December 2015 – A cooperation agreement is signed between the Ministry of Education and Thomson Reuters. As a result, Azerbaijan’s 40 institutions of higher education gained access to Web of Science platform.
2015 – The Maarifchi Student Loan Fund established upon initiative of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan. The Fund’s mission is to provide loans to students from the low-income families and promoting equal access to education.
2015 – Baku campus of the I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University is inaugurated.
14 December 2015 – The First Forum of Azerbaijani Student Volunteers is held.
2016 – E-portal https://transfer.edu.az is launched to provide a simplified and transparent platform for student transfer between universities, as well as from one major to another.
2016 – The Big Data research and training center opened at the ADA University with BP funding support.
2017 – The first SABAH groups graduation ceremony held.

Work at the Ministry of Taxes

29 June 2018 – Structure of the Ministry reformed with a view to enhancing governance, strengthening control over tax payments and activities of the tax authorities.
The conference on "Taxes. Transparency. Development" held in Baku on February 13, 2018.
April 17, 2018 – Kick-off meeting of the Twinning Project "Support to the Ministry of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan in transfer pricing and developing anti-tax avoidance measures".
May 2, 2018 - Department on control over import and export operations under the Ministry of taxes was established.
In 2018, Comprehensive measures taken to reorganize the principles of management, modernize tax administration, ensure transparency and improve the level of mutual trust between taxpayers and tax authorities.
December 20, 2018 - President of the Republic of Azerbaijan signed the Law "on amendments to the Tax code of the Republic of Azerbaijan" and the decree on the application thereof.
As of January 1, 2019, amendments to the Tax code came into force covering five main directions.
Since January 1, 2019, state registration of legal entities has been conducted with one procedure in 20 minutes.
February 23, 2019 - A new e-service on the provision of data on taxpayers temporarily banned to leave the country was launched.
March 4, 2019- A meeting held to brief the representatives of diplomatic corps about the reforms carried out in the tax system and changes made to the tax legislation.
May 3, 2019 - the Institute of Tax Ombudsman established in Azerbaijan.
2019 - New generation of cash registers introduced in Azerbaijan.
During 5 months of 2019 significant results have been achieved in ensuring transparency in the production of excise goods, as well as the declaration of income generated thereof.
July 19, 2019 – Pilot project on accountability and transparency in the field of agriculture
kicked off
During the first 5 months of 2019 share of turnover generated by electronic invoices increased significantly as compared to the corresponding period of the last year.
July 24, 2019 - Structure of the Ministry of Taxes was approved by the relevant decree of the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
January-to-June 2019 - Positive results achieved in the field of tax revenues, transparency and labour market legalization.
December 25, 2019 - President of the Republic of Azerbaijan signed the Law "on amendments to the Tax code of the Republic of Azerbaijan" and the decree on the application thereof.

Work at the Ministry of Economy

November 20, 2019 – Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov has been elected Chairman of the Coordination Council of Heads of Tax Services of the CIS Member States.
December 6, 2019 – An international conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of TRACECA was held in Baku.
December 6, 2019 – The Republic of Azerbaijan officially assumed the chairmanship in the Intergovernmental Commission TRACECA.
December 9, 2019 – A pharmaceutical plant was opened in Pirallahi.
December 9, 2019 – The foundation of a new plant was laid in Hajigabul Industrial Estate.
December 9, 2019 – The Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation signed a Protocol of Intent on Economic Cooperation.
December 10, 2019 – The First Forum of Young Entrepreneurs took place in Baku.
December 17, 2019 – Ukraine Trade House was opened in Baku.
February 3, 2020 – A conference dedicated to the results of the first-year implementation of "The State Program on socio-economic development of the regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2019-2023" has been held.
February 7, 2020 – Azerbaijan’s Agency for the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises has commissioned the first House of SMEs in Khachmaz district.
April 4, 2020 – Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan signed a decision approving Action Plan on the implementation of paragraph 10.2 of Azerbaijani President's Order No. 1950 dated March 19, 2006 "On a number of measures to reduce the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic and, consequently, sharp fluctuations in world energy and stock markets on the economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, macroeconomic stability, employment and entrepreneurship".
April 6, 2020 – Medical mask production enterprise established by “Baku Textile Factory” LLC opened in Sumgayit Chemical Industrial Park
April 8, 2020 – according to the Action Plan adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers in order to reduce the negative impact on business entities due to the coronavirus pandemic, a program to compensate for the damage caused to entrepreneurs and their employees by the coronavirus pandemic has been launched.
May 4, 2020 – Azerbaijan has launched a new mechanism for refunding a certain part of the value-added tax.
May 12, 2020 - President of the Republic of Azerbaijan has signed a decree on ensuring the activities of the Ministry of Economy.
June 2, 2020 – President of the Republic of Azerbaijan signed the Law "on amendments to the Tax code of the Republic of Azerbaijan" and the decree on the application thereof.

Controversies

2013-2017 – Comprehensive measures were taken to prevent bribery and fight corruption in the educational system, but they were not assessed as fully successful. Experts called for more radical measures to be taken, no real proposals were put forward though.
2016 – The idea that "it is not right to assess the students studying within a new educational system through the tests" was met with criticism. This idea was misrepresented to the public as suggesting cancellation of the test exams. However, the said idea implied the need for new tools to measure new content standards in the educational assessment. In due course the State Examination Center released a statement with a similar message, confirming that the new idea does not represent a cancellation of the test method as such.