Deputy Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan
By the Order of the Ministry of Energy dated December 21, 2020, Zeynalov Orkhan Namig was appointed the head of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry. Orkhan Zeynalov graduated from Azerbaijan State University of Economics in 2002 with a bachelor's degree and in 2004 with a master's degree. At the same time, he received special diplomatic education at the Foreign Service Academy of Pakistan in 2003-2004 and additional education at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2015. He worked in various diplomatic positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) system in 2003-2020. In 2013, the O.Zeynalov was elected to the position of head (D2) of the Department of Energy, Environment and Minerals of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and represented Azerbaijan in the mentioned organization in 2013-2016. In 2016-2017, he directly participated in the negotiation process and agreement on the document “Azerbaijan-European Union Partnership Priorities 2018-2020” from the Azerbaijani side. In 2018, he was appointed the adviser of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the USA and held this position by December 2020.