Rovshan Rustamov

Rovshan Murvat Oghlu Rustamov (Rövşən Mürvət oğlu Rüstəmov; born 1980) is an Azerbaijani executive officer serving as the chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC since 2022.

Biography
Rovshan Rustamov was born on October 6, 1980, in Jafarli village of Imishli region.

In 1997-2001, he studied at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, graduated with honors from the Faculty of State and Municipal Administration, and received a bachelor's degree. In 2001-2003, he continued his education at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan with a degree in the legal regulation of the economy, graduated with honors, and received a master's degree.

In 2007, he defended his dissertation and received a PhD in economics.

In 2004-2012, he worked as Deputy Head of the Business Development Department, the Head of the Operations Department of Azerpost LLC.

In 2012-2014, he worked as a corporate governance consultant at Azercosmos OJSC.

In 2014, he continued his studies at the Business Continuity Institute and graduated from the Business Continuity Planning Program. Since 2014, Rovshan Rustamov has been a full member of the Institute for Sustainable Business Development.

In 2018, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of Azercosmos OJSC by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated June 4, 2018.

In 2021, Rovshan Rustamov has been appointed as Deputy Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated June 14, 2021.

In 2022, he has been appointed as chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated October 26, 2022.

Awards
Rovshan Rustamov was awarded the “Progress” Medal by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2014.

In 2024, Rovshan Rustamov was awarded the Jubilee medal "100 years of Heydar Aliyev (1923-2023)".