Leyla Abdullayeva

Leyla Yashar gizi Abdullayeva (Azerbaijani: Leyla Yaşar qızı Abdullayeva, 1981, Baku) is an Azerbaijani diplomat, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the French Republic^[1] and former Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Leyla Abdullayeva
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the French Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office October 17, 2022
Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office 18 September 2018 – 17 October 2022
Minister	Elmar Mammadyarov Jeyhun Bayramov
Preceded by	Hikmet Hajiyev
Succeeded by	Ayhan Hajizade
Personal details
Born	1981 (age 43–44) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Citizenship	Soviet Union  Azerbaijan
Education	Baku State University
Occupation	diplomat
Awards

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.^[2]

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).^[3]

On October 4, 2018, Leyla Abdullayeva was appointed the Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.^[3]

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^[4]