Fizuli Alakbarov
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Fizuli Alakbarov Hasan oglu is an Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

i politician who serves as the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan Republic
Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population (Azerbaijan)
The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan Republic is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulating the labor markets and ensuring social protection of the population of Azerbaijan...

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Early life

Alakbarov was born in 1958 in Julfa, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. He was the second of three sons in the family. In 1980, he graduated from the Department of Physics and Mathematics of Azerbaijan State University. In 1991, Alakbarov graduated from Azerbaijan State Economic University with a degree in Economics. In 1987-1992, he worked as the director of Sputnik of International Youths Tourism Bureau. From 1992 through 2006, he was the President of Improtex Group of Companies. He founded the first tourism company Improtex and its subsidiary Imair Airlines
Imair Airlines
Imair Airlines was an airline based in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was a private airline operating international scheduled and charter passenger services from 1995 until its collapse on 23 November 2009. Its main base was Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku....

 in early 1990s starting direct flights from Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

 to Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

 and Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

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During the winter days of the Nagorno-Karabakh War
Nagorno-Karabakh War
The Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by the Republic of Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan...

, Alakbarov shipped footwear to Azerbaijani soldiers on the frontlines. He made medical shipments and volunteered to donate blood to be transported to the hospital in Qaradağlı
Qaradagli, Agdam
Qaradağlı is a village and municipality in the Agdam Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 4,832. The municipality consists of the villages of Qaradağlı, Rzalar, and Evoğlu....

 village of Agdam.

In 1996, he was elected the President of Azerbaijan Judo Federation. From May 2003 until 2006, he was the member of Council of Entrepreneurs of Azerbaijan Republic.

Political career

In February 2006, Alakbarov was appointed the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan Republic by President
President of Azerbaijan
The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government...

 Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev is the President of Azerbaijan since 2003. He also functions as the Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party and the head of the National Olympic Committee...

. As a minister, he paid special attention to accommodating the disabled veterans from Karabakh War. New buildings in Baku were built and provided to the disabled and their families in Baku.
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