Leyla Abdullayeva
{{Short description|Azerbaijani diplomat}}
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| predecessor3 = Hikmet Hajiyev
| termstart3 = 18 September 2018
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| successor3 = Ayhan Hajizade
| minister3 = Elmar Mammadyarov
Jeyhun Bayramov
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Leyla Yashar gizi Abdullayeva ({{langx|az|Leyla Yaşar qızı Abdullayeva}}, 1981, Baku) is an Azerbaijani diplomat, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the French Republic{{cite news |title=Haut-Karabakh : interview de Leyla Abdullayeva, ambassadrice de l’Azerbaïdjan en France |url=https://www.france24.com/fr/vid%C3%A9o/20230921-haut-karabakh-interview-de-leyla-abdullayeva-ambassadrice-de-l-azerba%C3%AFdjan-en-france |access-date=22 June 2024 |work=France 24 |date=21 September 2023 |language=fr}} and former Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Biography
Leyla Abdullayeva was born in 1981 in Baku. She studied at Baku State University, Faculty of International Law and International Relations, bachelor's and master's degrees in international relations.{{cite web |url=https://qafqazinfo.az/news/detail/xin-de-yuksek-vezife-verilen-xanim-kimdir-bioqrafiya-231814 |title=XİN-də yüksək vəzifə verilən xanım kimdir? - Bioqrafiya |last= |first= |date=October 5, 2018 |website=qafqazinfo.az |publisher= |access-date=January 26, 2021 |quote=}}
Since 2002, Abdullayeva has held diplomatic positions in various departments of the Foreign Ministry, in the Representations of the Republic of Azerbaijan to NATO, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union. She formerly worked at the Foreign Ministry as deputy director of the Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA).{{cite web |url=https://az.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2960811.html |title=Leyla Abdullayeva XİN-in mətbuat xidmətinin rəhbəri vəzifəsinə təyin edilib |last= |first= |date=October 4, 2018 |website=az.trend.az |publisher= |access-date=January 26, 2021 |quote=}}
On October 4, 2018, Leyla Abdullayeva was appointed the Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
On October 17, 2022, Leyla Abdullayeva was appointed the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the French Republic.
Awards
- Medal "For Distinction in Diplomatic Service" — July 9, 2018{{cite web |url=http://e-qanun.az/framework/39368 |title=Azərbaycan Respublikasının diplomatik xidmət orqanları əməkdaşlarının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı |last= |first= |date=July 9, 2018 |website=e-qanun.az |publisher= |access-date=January 26, 2021 |quote=}}
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Category:Baku State University alumni
Category:Azerbaijani women diplomats