President Ilham Aliyev Role Politician Name Ogtay Shiraliyev | Religion Islam Preceded by Ali Insanov | |
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Born August 12, 1950 (age 73)
Baku, Azerbaijan ( 1950-08-12 ) Education Azerbaijan Medical University | ||
Ogtay Shiraliyev Kazim oglu (Azerbaijani: Oqtay Şirəliyev Kazım oğlu; born in 1950) is a professor, PhD and Azerbaijani politician serving as the Minister of Healthcare of Azerbaijan Republic.
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Early life
Shiraliyev was born in 1950 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He graduated from Azerbaijan Medical University and completed his doctoral degree in Moscow, Russia. In 1988, Shiraliyev was appointed the Director of State Medical Diagnostics Center which he headed for 17 years.
Political career
On October 20, 2005 President Ilham Aliyev sacked previous minister Ali Insanov replacing him with Ogtay Shiraliyev. Within three months of his term, Shiraliyev reformed the medical services in state hospitals and received 30% increase in state healthcare funding. Construction of new medical diagnostic centers and hospitals in regions of Azerbaijan became a priority.
Shiraliyev is also heading the Eurasia Congress of Infectious Diseases.