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Misir Mardanov

Politician

Misir Mardanov is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Misir Mardanov · Misir Merdanov · Misir Mərdanov · Марданов Місир Джумаїл огли · Марданов, Мисир Джумаил оглы				[sources]
Other name	Misir Cumalioğlu Merdanov · Misir Cumayıl oğlu Mərdanov · Misir J Mardanov · Misir Jumali oglu Mardanov · Марданов, Мисир · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1946-10-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Geyarchin				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Azerbaijan				[sources]
Citizenship	Azerbaijan				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4281251				[sources]
Position	Minister of Education of Azerbaijan (1998-2013) · Rector of Baku State University (1996-1998)				[sources]
Education	Baku State University (1964-1969) · Baku State University (1973-) · Baku State University (1989-) · Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Director of AMEA Mathematics and Mechanics Institute, former Minister of Education of Azerbaijan

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-12-27

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jumayil Mardanov Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Education	1998-03-25	2013-04-19

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories377,916

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,222

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,508

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Wikidata351,727

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