Jahan Musayev was born on 3 March 1978. He pursued his education at Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir, Turkey.[1]
Musayev began his international career in 2015 at the World Championships in Donaueschingen, Germany, where he placed 33rd in the Individual Recurve Open event. Four years later, he competed in the 2017 World Championships in Beijing, China, where he ranked 17th in the Individual Recurve Open event.[1]
In 2019, Musayev participated in the World Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, finishing 17th in both the Individual Recurve Open and Team Recurve Open events. The following year, he competed in the 2023 World Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic, where he once again secured 17th place in both the Individual and Team Recurve Open events.[1] Jahan Musayev won two bronze medals at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, on 11 August 2021. He partnered with Azade Abdullayeva to secure third place in the mixed team event and with Ali Nabiyev in the team event.[2]
Musayev also competed at the 2023 European Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where he achieved 6th place in the Individual Recurve Open and Team Recurve Open events.[3] Additionally, he contributed to the team securing 8th place in the Team Recurve Open event at the same competition.[1]
Musayev competed in the 2024 Summer Paralympics, scoring 568 points in the Men's Individual Recurve event and was seeded 28th.[4] He competed against Mohammad Reza Arab Ameri of Iran in the Round of 32, where he lost 4-6 and did not advance further in the competition.[1]
