Baylar Eyyubov
Baylar Eyyubov Bəylər Eyyubov | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the Security Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan | |
| In office March 16, 2020 – present | |
| First Deputy Chief of the Special State Protection Service of Azerbaijan | |
| In office June 2, 2003 – March 16, 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1951 Shirazly, Vedi District, Armenian SSR, USSR |
| Citizenship |  Azerbaijan |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Civilian awards |   |
| Military service | |
| Rank | colonel general[1] |
| Military awards |           |
Baylar Hasan oghlu Eyyubov (Azerbaijani: Bəylər Həsən oğlu Eyyubov, born March 11, 1951) is a Colonel-General, the Chief of the Security Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. First Deputy Chief of the Special State Protection Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2003-2020). He has been described as an influential actor in Azerbaijani politics due to his close relationship to Azerbaijan's authoritarian leader Ilham Aliyev.[2]
During his two decades as head of security for Ilham Aliyev, Eyyubov has enriched himself considerably.[2] Even though his only known source of wealth is a modest government salary for the last thirty years, his family has spent at least $160 million through secretive offshore companies on real estate in the United Kingdom and Dubai.[2]
Biography
Baylar Eyyubov was born on March 10, 1951, in Shirazly village.[3]
On September 20, 1993, Baylar Eyyubov was appointed Deputy Chief of the Main Security Department of the Supreme State Authorities and Management Bodies of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[4] On June 2, 2003, Baylar Eyyubov was appointed First Deputy Chief of the Special State Protection Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[5] Since March 16, 2020, B. Eyyubov has been the Chief of the Security Service of the President.[6]
Eyyubov has been linked to impropriety. A Wikileaks cable indicates that a French businessman claimed that he was forced to sell his share in an Azerbaijani brewery due to pressure from Eyyubov.[2] Eyyubov's name appeared in the Pandora Papers, which showed that Eyyubov used the services of offshore corporate service providers.[2] A Zurich-based bank helped Eyyubov set up a company in the British Virgin Islands.[2] His companies show patterns of suspicious activity.[2]
Personal life
He married the grand-niece of Heydar Aliyev, the longstanding Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.[2] His wife was reported to work for Azerbaijan’s State Institute of Botany in 2016.[2] They have at least five children.[2]
His daughter, Elvira Eyyubova, works as a lifestyle coach in London, United Kingdom.[2]
Awards
- Sharaf Order — March 10, 2021[7]
- Azerbaijani Flag Order — December 26, 1998
- For service to the Fatherland Order (1sr degree) — March 9, 2011[8]
- For service to the Fatherland Order (2nd degree) — August 21, 2010
- For service to the Fatherland Order (3rd degree)
- Jubilee medal "10th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1991-2001)"
- "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal
- "95th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2013)" Medal
- Azerbaijani Army 100th anniversary medal
- Medal "For Distinguished Service" (1st degree)
- Medal "For Distinguished Service" (2nd degree)
- Medal "For Distinguished Service" (3rd degree)
- Anniversary medal "20th anniversary of the Special State Protection Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993-2013)"
References
- ^ "B.H.Eyyubova general-polkovnik hərbi rütbəsinin verilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI". www.e-qanun.az. December 25, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Family of Ilham Aliyev's Security Chief Owns Vast Property Holdings in the United Kingdom". OCCRP. 2024.
- ^ "Bəylər Eyyubov Prezidentin Təhlükəsizlik Xidmətinin rəisi təyin edilib". report.az. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "B. H. Eyyubov haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI". www.e-qanun.az. September 20, 1993. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "Bəylər Həsən oğlu Eyyubovun Azərbaycan Respublikası Xüsusi Dövlət Mühafizə Xidməti rəisinin birinci müavini — Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Təhlükəsizlik Xidmətinin rəisi təyin edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLIKASI PREZIDENTININ SƏRƏNCAMI". www.e-qanun.az. June 2, 2003. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "B.H.Eyyubovun Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Təhlükəsizlik Xidmətinin rəisi təyin edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI". www.e-qanun.az. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "B.H.Eyyubovun "Şərəf" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI". www.e-qanun.az. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "General-leytenant B.H.Eyyubovun 1-ci dərəcəli "Vətənə xidmətə görə" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN SƏRƏNCAMI". www.e-qanun.az. March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2022.