American Councils for International Education has been administering the Professional Fellows Program (PFP) since 2012.

Check out the detailed information about PFP Alumni:

Their current position
PFP Placement
PFP Outbound Project (if implemented)

 

Program Contacts

Elgun Mammadov
PFP Program Coordinator

azerbaijan-pfp@americancouncils.org

+994124367529/30/31

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Fall 2023 Alumni

Abdulla Taghiyev

Position: Leading specialist, The Small and Medium Business Development Agency
PFP Placement: The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs, Austin, Texas

Senan Yusifov

Position: Social programs specialist, The Agency for Social Services under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population
Placement: Assistive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC), Honolulu, Hawaii

Spring 2023 Alumni

Aysel Jalilova

Position: Food safety and quality assurance expert, Food Safety Agency
PFP Placement: Health Regulation and Licensing Administration in DC Health, Division of Food, Washington, District of Columbia.

Maryam Majidova

Position: Co-founder & Executive Director, Gender Hub Azerbaijan NGO
Placement: High Tech High Media Arts, San Diego, California

Fall 2022 Alumni

Gunash Ovsatova

Position: Head advisor, State Agency on Vocational Education
PFP Placement: JATC of Greater Boston, Dorchester, Massachusetts

Nijat Rahmanli

Position: Advisor, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population
PFP Placement: Office of Attorney General for Washington, D.C, Washington, District of Columbia.

Sayyara Musayeva

Position: Deputy Mayor, Sheki Municipality
Placement: Colorado Tourism Office, Denver, Colorado
PFP Outbound project: Sustainable Rural Heritage in Tourism

Fall 2020 Alumni

Abdulla Kerimov

Abdulla Kerimov

Position: Chief advisor, Guba-Khachmaz Regional Office of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Economic Development Department, Austin, Texas

Zahida Israfilova

Zahida Israfilova

Position: Advisor, Foreign Relations and Protocol Services Department, The State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs
PFP Placement: SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) Launchpad, Austin, Texas

Tural Maharramov

Tural Maharramov

Position: Head of Environmental Department, SOCAR Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery
Placement: Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Spring 2020 Alumni

Fagan Abdurahmanov

Fagan Abdurahmanov

Position: Advisor to the chairman, The State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources
PFP Placement: Energy Office - City and County of Denver, Colorado

Narmin Abdurahmanova

Narmin Abdurahmanova

Position: Advisor, The International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Placement: The University of Texas - Center for Global Business, Austin, Texas

Fall 2019 Alumni

Farid Adilov

Position: Assistant to the Chairperson, State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: The City of Boston Office of Health and Human Services, Boston, Massachusetts
PFP Outbound project: Placement of Children who are Experiencing Homelessness

Nurana Gafilli

Position: Inspector, State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Upwardly Global, Washington, D.C.
PFP Outbound project: Developing Capacity for Vocational Training and Employment Support for Professional Migrants

Nazim Jafarli

Position: Assistant to the Minister, Ministry of Communication and New Technologies of Nakhcivan Autonomous Republic
Placement: The Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Washington, D.C.

Spring 2019 Alumni

Fariz Ahmadov

Fariz Ahmadov

Current position: Head of Division for Regional Affairs, The Ministry of Economy of The Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Office of Small Business Assistance, Oregon Secretary of State, Salem, Oregon.

 
Nurana Hasanova

Nurana Hasanova

Position: Senior Advisor, Department of Social Protection Policy, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network, Chicago, Illinois

 

Fall 2018 Alumni

Ruslan Nuriyev

Ruslan Nuriyev

Position: Senior Advisor, Department of Agrarian Policy Issues, Administration of the President of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: USDA’s Risk Management Agency, Saint Paul, Minnesota
PFP Outbound Project: The Risk Management System in the US Agriculture

Shola Eminbayli

Shola Eminbayli

Position: Maker Space Programs Coordinator, Baku American Center
PFP Placement: CoMotion Maker Space, Washington University, Seattle

Ulkar Zaidzade

Ulkar Zaidzade

Position: Leading Specialist, The Institute of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Easterseals, Chicago, Illinois
PFP Outbound project: All together for Inclusion

Spring 2018 Alumni

Leyla Aliyeva

Leyla Aliyeva

Position: IT Engineer, Proton Technologies Inc.
PFP placement: Massachusetts State House, Boston, Massachusetts

 
Nargiz Aliyeva

Nargiz Aliyeva

Position: Adviser, The Foreign Relations and Protocol Service Department, The State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs
Placement: Maryland Commission for Women, Rockville, Maryland

 

Fall 2017 Alumni

Eldar Babazade

Eldar Babazade

Position: Head of Division, International Cooperation and Tax Monitoring in Financial Institutions Department, Ministry of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Cook County Treasurer, Chicago, Illinois
PFP Outbound Project: Integrated Property Tax System Implementation

Sevinj Mammadova

Sevinj Mammadova

Position: Executive Director, Junior Achievement Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Operation HOPE, Aurora, Colorado
PFP Outbound Project: Banking on our Future

Aydan Rzayeva

Aydan Rzayeva

Position: Chief Adviser, State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

PFP Placement: Sequim City Government in Sequim, Washington

PFP Outbound Project: Working with local media, and participate in meetings with the local Civil Service Commission, HR department.

Spring 2017 Alumni

Aysel Babayeva

Aysel Babayeva

Position: Senior Advisor, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
PFP Placement: City of Atlanta, Office of Sustainability, Atlanta, Georgia

Ziya Mammadzada

Ziya Mammadzada

Position: Vice Principal, ISTAK International School
PFP Placement: DC Public Schools, Global Education Team, Washington, D.C.

 

Fall 2016 Alumni

Emil Ahmadov

Position: Leading Adviser, Department of International Cooperation. The Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC

Nargiz Ibrahimova

Nargiz Ibrahimova

Position:  Director of the Division on Management of international projects, Department on Cooperation with International Organizations, The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Elevate Energy, Chicago, Illinois

Seymur Valiyev

Seymur Valiyev

Position: 
1. Chairperson, Bridge to the Future Youth Public Union
2. Supervisory Board Member, Azerbaijan Youth Foundation
PFP Placement: Little Rock Workforce Development Board, Little Rock, Arkansas
PFP Outbound Project: Civic Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Youth Employment 

Spring 2016 Alumni

Seymur Aliyev

Seymur Aliyev

Position: Director, “DOST” Center No1
PFP Placement: Sequim City Government, Sequim Washington
PFP Outbound Project: Style of Management 

 
Sabuhi Rzayev

Sabuhi Rzayev

Position: Leading Adviser, Division on Work with Foreign Mass Media and NGOs, Public and Political Affairs Department, Administration of the President of the  Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Boston Centers for Youth and Families: Division of Youth Engagement and Employment, Boston, Massachusetts
PFP Outbound: New Model of Active Citizenship and Empowering Youth

 

Fall 2015 Alumnus

Anar Mirzayev

Anar Mirzayev

Position: Head Teacher, Education Center of the Ministry of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: City of Chicago Board of Ethics, Chicago, IL
PFP Outbound Project: Establishment of Ethics Control Board and determination of requirements for Ethic Attorneys 

 
 

Spring 2015 Alumni

Baybala Aghayev

Baybala Aghayev

Position: Senior Financial Analyst, Molbulak NBCO LLC
PFP Placement: Wisconsin State Representative John Macco, Madison, Wisconsin
PFP Outbound Project: Introduction of Manufacturing Tax Credit as a Major Incentive to Boost the Non-oil Sector

Elvira Ismayilova

Elvira Ismayilova

Position: Public Relations Manager, “ASAN” Volunteers Youth Organization
PFP Placement: Youth Guidance, Chicago, IL

Vusal Mammadov

Vusal Mammadov

Position: Head of Organizational and Legal Department, Trade Union of State Organization and Public Service Workers
PFP Placement: Office of Human Resources, Rockville, Maryland
PFP Outbound Project: Implement Alternative Dispute Resolution in Azerbaijan

Fall 2014 Alumus

Fagan Huseynov

Fagan Huseynov

Position: Head of Non-formal Education and Social Activities Department, Istak Lyceum
PFP Placement: Girls in the Game in Chicago, IL
PFP Outbound Project: “Young Ladies Union”

 
 

Spring 2014 Alumni

Firdovsi Aghashirinov

Firdovsi Aghashirinov

Position: Senior Specialist, Financial Markets Supervision Authority of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: United States Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency St. Paul Regional Office located in St. Paul, Minnesota.
PFP Outbound Project: “Enhancing crop Insurance system in Azerbaijan”

Ilkin Hajiyev

Ilkin Hajiyev

Position: Third Secretary/Election Officer, Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations in New York
PFP Placement: Global Kids in New York, NY
PFP Outbound Project: “Youth Leadership Program Development”

Rashad Huseynov

Rashad Huseynov

Position: National Director, SOS Children Village Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities, Washington DC
PFP Outbound Project: “Situation Assessment of Azerbaijan Republic Deinstitutionalisation State Program (2006-2015) which targeted Persons with Developmental Disabilities”

Fall 2013 Alumni

Tural Ahmad

Tural Ahmad

Position: Migration manager, Baker Hughes GE Company
PFP Placement: Election Division, Colorado Department of State located in Denver, CO.
PFP Outbound Project: “Assistance to electoral initiatives and reforms in the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2014”

 
Anar Rzayev

Anar Rzayev

Position: Member, Khatai Municipality
PFP Placement: City of Sacramento, Office of City Councilmember Jay Schenirer, located in Sacramento, CA.
PFP Outbount Project: “Local self-governments: similarities, differences, challenges and new trends for future development”

 

Spring 2013 Alumnus

Murad Mammadov

Murad Mammadov


Positon: Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager,World Vision International, Baku.
PFP Placement: Minnesota State Council on Disability, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
PFP Outbount Project: “Let’s include all children.”

 
 

Spring 2012 Alumni.

Orkhan Musayev 

Orkhan Musayev 

Position: Head of the International Relations Department. Ministry of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: US Congress. Office of the Senator Dan Coats. Washington DC

 
Fuad Mayilov

Fuad Mayilov

Position: Head of Strategic Development Department, Exam Center of Azerbaijan Republic
PFP Placement: Law Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.