The Cabinet of Ministers amended the decision on the establishment of the “Coordination Council for Scientific Research in the Republic of Azerbaijan”.

Prime Minister Ali Asadov signed a resolution on this.

According to the decision, the new board of the Coordination Council of Scientific Researches of the Republic of Azerbaijan, established by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on February 20, 2018 "On the establishment of the Coordination Council of Scientific Research in the Republic of Azerbaijan", was indetified as follows:

Board Chairman:

Ramiz Mehdiyev - President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, academician

Board Deputy Chairman:

Dilgam Tagiyev - Vice-President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, academician

Board Executive Secretary:

Aminagha Sadigov - Academician-secretary of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, corresponding member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Board Members:

Isa Habibbayli - First Vice-President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, academician

Ibrahim Guliyev - First Vice-President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, academician

Nargiz Pashayeva - Vice-President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, academician

Rasim Alguliyev - Vice-President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, academician

Arif Pashayev - Rector of the National Aviation Academy, academician

Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh - First Vice-President of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan, academician

Ismail Hajiyev - Chairman of Nakhchivan Division of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, academician

Fuad Aliyev - Chairman of the Ganja Division of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, academician

Ahliman Amiraslanov - Director of Oncology Clinic of Azerbaijan Medical University, academician

Rafail Mirzayev - First Deputy Minister of Emergencies of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Rahim Aliyev - Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Rauf Hajiyev - Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Doctor of Biological Sciences

Sevinj Hasanova - Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Firudin Gurbanov - Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ph.D. in Economics

Sevda Mammadaliyeva - Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, corresponding member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Elchin Zeynalov - Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Doctor of Technical Sciences

Elmir Velizadeh - Deputy Minister of Transport, Communication and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Rovshan Ahmadov - Advisor to the Minister of Defense Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Igbal Babayev - Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Major General, Doctor of technical sciences

Heydar Piriyev - Chief of the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, General - Lieutenant

Jeyhun Salmanov - Deputy Chairman of the State Agency for Citizens Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Balarahim Guliyev - Deputy Chairman of the Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Rovshan Rustamov - Deputy Chairman of “Azercosmos” Open Joint Stock Company.

By another decision of the Cabinet of Ministers was also amended in the “Statute on the Coordination Council for Scientific Research”. Pursuant to the amendment, the Board has been upgraded from 15 to 26 members.