{{Short description|Azerbaijani chief executive officer}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Rovshan Rustamov<br>{{small|Rövşən Rüstəmov}} | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!--ISO 639-1 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.--> | image = Rovshan Rustamov.jpg | image_size = 250 | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | office = Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC | term_start = 26 October 2022 | president = | predecessor = Javid Gurbanov | office2 = Deputy Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies | term_start2 = 14 June 2021 | term_end2 = 26 October 2022 | minister2 = Rashad Nabiyev | office3 = Vice President of Azerbaijan Judo Federation<ref name="z1">{{cite web |title=Baku Opens it's[sic] Doors to the World |url=https://www.ijf.org/news/show/baku-opens-it-s-doors-to-the-world |website=www.ijf.org |language=en |quote=Mr Rovshan Rustamov, Vice President of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation continued}}</ref> | term_start3 = 4 June 2021 | president3 = Rashad Nabiyev | office4 = Deputy Chairman of Azercosmos OJSC | term_start4 = 24 January 2018 | term_end4 = 25 January 2021 | alongside = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|Oct|6|df=yes}} | birth_place = Jafarli, Imishli District | education = Public Administration Academy (1997-2003),<br>Business Continuity Institute (2014) | awards = 55px|link=Taraggi|Progress medal (2014) 30px|link=Jubilee medal "100 years of Heydar Aliyev (1923-2023)" }}

'''Rovshan Murvat Oghlu Rustamov''' ({{langx|az|Rövşən Mürvət oğlu Rüstəmov}}; born 1980) is an Azerbaijani executive officer serving as the chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC since 2022.<ref name="a1">{{cite web |title=R.M.Rüstəmovun "Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları" Qapalı Səhmdar Cəmiyyətinin sədri təyin edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi |url=https://president.az/az/articles/view/57705 |website=president.az |accessdate=26 May 2023 |language=az |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209052118/https://president.az/az/articles/view/57705 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="a3">{{cite web |title=Rovshan Rustamov appointed as chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC |url=https://report.az/en/domestic-politics/rovshan-rustamov-appointed-as-chairman-of-azerbaijan-railways-cjsc/ |website=Report News Agency |language=en |date=26 October 2022}}</ref>

==Biography== Rovshan Rustamov was born on October 6, 1980, in Jafarli village of Imishli region.

In 1997-2001, he studied at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, graduated with honors from the Faculty of State and Municipal Administration, and received a bachelor's degree. In 2001-2003, he continued his education at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan with a degree in the legal regulation of the economy, graduated with honors, and received a master's degree.

In 2007, he defended his dissertation and received a PhD in economics.<ref name="c5">{{cite web |title=Agricultural economists |url=http://elibrary.bsu.edu.az/files/books_460/N_17.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705054446/http://elibrary.bsu.edu.az/files/books_460/N_17.pdf |archivedate=5 July 2022 |pages=297–298 |language=az}}</ref>

In 2004-2012, he worked as Deputy Head of the Business Development Department, the Head of the Operations Department of Azerpost LLC.

In 2012-2014, he worked as a corporate governance consultant at Azercosmos OJSC.

In 2014, he continued his studies at the Business Continuity Institute and graduated from the Business Continuity Planning Program. Since 2014, Rovshan Rustamov has been a full member of the Institute for Sustainable Business Development.

In 2018, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of Azercosmos OJSC by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated June 4, 2018.<ref name="a31">{{cite web |title=Winners of 'Promotion of earth remote surveillance services for the sake of sustainable development of Azerbaijan' competition announced |url=https://metbuat.az/news/590390/winners-of-promotion-of-earth-remote-surveillance-services-f.html |website=Metbuat.az |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216053745/https://metbuat.az/news/590390/winners-of-promotion-of-earth-remote-surveillance-services-f.html |archive-date=16 December 2016 |language=en |quote=Deputy Chairman of Azercosmos OJSC Rovshan Rustamov spoke at the event.}}</ref>

In 2021, Rovshan Rustamov has been appointed as Deputy Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated June 14, 2021.<ref name="a20">{{cite web |title=Azerbaijani president appoints new Deputy Minister of Transport |url=https://www.azernews.az/nation/180170.html |website=Azernews.Az |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702231757/https://www.azernews.az/nation/180170.html |archive-date=2 July 2021|language=en |date=15 June 2021}}</ref>

In 2022, he has been appointed as chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated October 26, 2022.<ref name="a3"/><ref name="w">{{cite web |title=Deputy Minister Rovshan Rustamov meets with Turkish Deputy Trade Minister Rıza Tuna Turagay |url=https://mincom.gov.az/en/view/news/1619/ |website=mincom.gov.az |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards== Rovshan Rustamov was awarded the “Progress” Medal by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2014.<ref name="b1">{{cite web |title=Azərbaycan Respublikasında informasiya-kommunikasiya və kosmik sənaye sahələrində çalışan şəxslərin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi |url=https://president.az/az/articles/view/10963 |website=president.az |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205082556/https://president.az/az/articles/view/1096 |archivedate=5 February 2023|language=az}}</ref>

In 2024, Rovshan Rustamov was awarded the Jubilee medal "100 years of Heydar Aliyev (1923-2023)".<ref name="b50">{{cite web |title=Cənab Prezident İlham Əliyevin müvafiq Sərəncamı ilə rəqəmsal inkişaf və nəqliyyat sahəsində çalışan bir qrup əməkdaş Ulu Öndər Heydər Əliyevin 100 illiyi ilə əlaqədar yubiley medalı ilə təltif edilib. Cənab Prezidentə sahə işçilərinə göstərdiyi diqqətə görə minnətdarlığımızı bildirir, təltifə layiq görülənləri təbrik edirik. |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/bmj7hvUW9MjF5isj/?mibextid=WC7FNe |website=www.facebook.com |language=az}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{LinkedIn page|in/rovshan-rustamov-b049417b}}

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