Fikrat Mammadov

In 1977, he graduated from the Law faculty of Moscow State University, named after M.V.Lomonosov, and in 1988, from the Baku Social Management and Political Science Institute.^[2] He started his career in 1977 as Assistant District Prosecutor, then served as Department Prosecutor of the Baku City Prosecutor’s Office, as Senior Prosecutor of the General Prosecutor’s Office, and as Director of the Organization and Supervision Department.

Later, he served as Director of the Legal Department of the General Prosecutor’s Office, as Prosecutor of the Sumgayit City, and in 1994-2000 as Deputy Prosecutor General; in April 2000, he was appointed Minister of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He then was 4 times re-appointed to this position at the newly formed Governments.^[2] From 2005 till 2023, he was the Chairman of the Judicial-Legal Council, having been re-elected for this post several times.^[3] He holds the higher special rank of 1st Grade State Councilor of Justice. He is believed to have improved the judicial system of the country by bringing it in line with international standards.^[4] He is a Senator and Honorary Member of the International Association of Prosecutors, the Vice-President of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities and of the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.