Azerbaijan appoints deputy energy minister as Chief Executive Officer of COP29 MP Arpadarai selected as UN Climate Change High-Level Champion

Elnur Soltanov has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of COP29 Azerbaijan, according to Report. 

Elnur Soltanov taught at Texas Tech University, Slippery Rock University, and Truman State University in 2004-2009. He also worked as a researcher at the Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies in Türkiye in 2000-2003 and then completed his PhD in Political Science at Texas Tech University (2009), USA, in 2003-2009.

Soltanov worked at ADA University as a Senior Teacher, Director of the Caspian Energy and Environment Center and Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs in 2009-2018. Since 2018, he has served as Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, responsible for renewable energy and energy efficiency issues.

Elnur Soltanov has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of #COP29 Azerbaijan.

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— COP29 AZ (@COP29_AZ) January 29, 2024

Moreover, Nigar Arpadarai has been appointed as UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29 Azerbaijan.

Nigar Arpadarai is an independent member of the Milli Majlis, representing one of the central constituencies of Baku city since 2020. She was elected to parliament after 15 years of professional experience in international organizations, sports and telecommunications.

She is a member of two parliamentary committees – the Foreign and Inter-Parliamentary Relations Committee and the Family, Women and Children Committee. Nigar is also the Chairperson of the Working Group on Azerbaijan-Portugal Inter-Parliamentary Relations in the Parliament of Azerbaijan.

Prior to becoming a member of the Parliament of Azerbaijan, she was the Director of the Marketing and Communications Department and the official spokesperson of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix since its inception in 2016.

Nigar Arpadarai is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Azerbaijan National Anti-Doping Agency (AMADA). She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in law and international relations from Baku State University.

Nigar Arpadarai has been appointed as UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for #COP29 Azerbaijan.

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— COP29 AZ (@COP29_AZ) January 29, 2024