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| '''Tale Heydarov''' (Azerbaijani: Tale Heydərov; born 9 February 1985) is an Azerbaijani businessman and investor in the educational sector. | |||
| ⚫ | == Early life |
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| Tale attended ], London, from 2001–2003, and read for a BSc International Relations and History at the ] and Political Science (LSE) from 2003–2006. | |||
| '''Tale Heydarov''' ({{lang-az|Tale Heydərov}}; born 9 February 1985) is an Azerbaijani businessperson and lobbyist. He is the son of ], the Azerbaijan minister for emergency situations.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2013-11-24|title=Plush hotels and caviar diplomacy: how Azerbaijan's elite wooed MPs|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/24/azerbaijan-caviar-diplomacy-for-mps|access-date=2021-07-05|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| He achieved a Master’s degree in International Security and Global Governance from ], in 2008. | |||
| He founded the ], a lobbying group which was known for sponsoring luxurious trips for European politicians to travel to Azerbaijan and promoting the authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan. It has since closed. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mammadova|first=Paul Radu, Khadija Ismayilova and Madina|title=The Influence Machine|url=https://www.occrp.org/en/azerbaijanilaundromat/the-influence-machine|access-date=2021-07-05|website=OCCRP|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Broers|first=Broers Laurence|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Armenia_and_Azerbaijan.html?id=BHgxEAAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description|title=Armenia and Azerbaijan: Anatomy of a Rivalry|date=2019-08-21|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=978-1-4744-5055-3|pages=220|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> The group was involved in the ] scandal. Heydarov was also implicated in a 2018 investigation by the ] into companies that invested in secret across Europe through a Maltese bank.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2018-04-23|title=Azeri ruling families linked to secret investments via Maltese bank|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/23/azerbaijan-ruling-families-linked-to-secret-investments-via-maltese-bank|access-date=2021-07-05|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | == Career == | ||
| Dedicated to education, Heydarov is currently Founder and Chairman of the European Azerbaijan School (EAS),<ref></ref> a private co-educational day-school applying the ] Primary Years Programme, ] and the IB Diploma Programme. EAS is a member of the Council of International Schools network. Recently, branches have been established in London and Reading, their purpose being to provide tuition in Azerbaijani language, history, culture and music for the children of expatriate Azerbaijanis. | |||
| ⚫ | == Early life == | ||
| Heydarov is also the Founder and Director of the Azerbaijani Teacher’s Development Centre (ATDC), which offers training from international educators for local teachers on state-of-the-art educational methodologies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2018 |title=Azerbaijan Teacher Development Centre accredited as Cambridge Professional Development Centre |url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Azerbaijan_Teacher_Development_Centre_accredited_as_Cambridge_Professional_Development_Centre-1171945 |website=Azertac}}</ref> | |||
| He is the son of ], the Azerbaijan minister for emergency situations.<ref name=":2" /> BBC News has described Kamaladdin Heydarov as among "the wealthiest and most powerful in the governing elite" in Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-06-02|title=Azerbaijan boom benefits super-rich oil elite|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10156909|access-date=2021-07-05}}</ref> According to a 2010 leaked US diplomatic cable, Kamaladdin Heydarov accrued "massive wealth" as chairman of the Azerbaijan customs agency, “an agency that is notoriously corrupt, even by Azerbaijani standards.”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chastand|first=Miranda Patrucic, Juliette Garside, Khadija Ismayilova, and Jean-Baptiste|title=Pilatus: A Private Bank for Azerbaijan’s Ruling Elite|url=https://www.occrp.org/en/thedaphneproject/pilatus-a-private-bank-for-azerbaijans-ruling-elite|access-date=2021-07-05|website=OCCRP|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | He has degrees from ], London; ], International Relations and History; and ], Master's degree in International Security and Global Governance. | ||
| He is the Founder of Libraff, the largest bookshop chain in Azerbaijan, which has numerous stores in the capital of Baku, in addition to Ganja and Sumgayit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=˝LIBRAFF˝ kitab mağazasının ˝Sumqayıt˝ filialı açılıb - FOTO |url=https://apa.az/az/edebiyyat/libraff-kitab-magazasinin-sumqayit-filiali-acilib-foto-711607 |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Apa.az |language=az}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | == Career == | ||
| Furthermore, Heydarov founded TEAS Press, which publishes books focusing on Azerbaijani history, culture, science and literature in the Azerbaijani, English, Russian and Turkish languages. It has an imprint named ‘3 Alma’, which publishes children’s literature from around the world in Azerbaijani translations. TEAS Press is also an appointed stockist of the complete suite of Cambridge ELT resources.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Teas Press" "Ən yaxşı nəşriyyat" seçilib |url=https://apa.az/az/medeniyyet-siyaseti/teas-press-en-yaxsi-nesriyyat-secilib-552471 |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Apa.az |language=az}}</ref> | |||
| Tale Heydarov is Chairman of the Board of , a conglomerate business in Azerbaijan. Heyadrov took over the company from his father who founded the company in the 1980s.<ref name=":3" /> The company has invested in the Azeri football clubs Gabala FC football club and Gabala Sports Club. Tale was president of Gabala FC from 2005 to 2019, and Gabala Sports Club since 2013. | |||
| Tale is the founder of several companies in the publishing sector, including and the Libraff chain of bookstores, which sells publications in Azerbaijani, English, Russian and Turkish. Heydarov has published books about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through his publishing house. His publications include , the and and | |||
| From 2006–2019, Heydarov was Chief Editor of Visions of Azerbaijan magazine that published articles and interviews on all aspects of Azerbaijani culture, history and international relations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2006 |title="VISIONS OF AZERBAIJAN AND BRITAIN" MAGAZINE PRESENTED |url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/VISIONS_OF_AZERBAIJAN_AND_BRITAIN_MAGAZINE_PRESENTED-560506 |website=Azertac}}</ref> | |||
| While a student in London, Heydarov founded the London Azerbaijani Society which later developed into the ]. It is a lobbying group which was known for sponsoring luxurious trips for European politicians to travel to Azerbaijan and promoting the authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> The group was involved in the ] scandal. | |||
| Tale is also the founder of the , which began in 2006 but also launched as a Both closed in 2018 as they went into insolvency. | |||
| Heydarov was previously the Founder and President of the Qabala Sports Club, which included the football team ]. This was managed by ] from 2010–2011, former captain of Arsenal and the England national team. FK Qabala won the National Cup in 2019, and came third in the Azerbaijani Premier League from 2013–2015, thereby qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tale Heydərov: "Artıq mənim üçün bu vəzifədən getməyin vaxtı çatıb" |url=https://report.az/futbol-xeberleri/tale-heyderov-artiq-menim-ucun-bu-vezifeden-getmeyin-vaxti-catib/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=Report İnformasiya Agentliyi |language=az}}</ref> | |||
| == Awards and prizes == | |||
| In 2011, he was awarded the Progress Medal for his Contribution to the Development of the Azerbaijani Diaspora by ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Azərbaycan diasporunun inkişafındakı xidmətlərinə görə bir qrup şəxsin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi |url=https://president.az/az/articles/view/2681 |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=president.az |language=az}}</ref> | |||
| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
| He is married with one daughter and |
He is married with one daughter and one son. | ||
| He is the son of Kamaladdin Heydarov, the Azerbaijan minister for emergency situations. | |||
| == Films == | |||
| He was ] of the movies: | |||
| * "Gənc səslər, qədim nəğmələr" | |||
| * "Azərbaycan xaricilərin gözü ilə" | |||
| * "İvonna Botto-Şirməmmədovanın həyat hekayəsi".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-22 |title="Gənc Səslər, Qədim Nəğmə" adlı sənədli filmin nümayişi keçirildi - FOTOLAR |url=https://teleqraf.com/news/toplum/113574.html |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Teleqraf.com |language=az}}</ref> | |||
| == Publications (Publisher/Editor) == | |||
| '''English''' | |||
| * International Visions: The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Karabakh – From History to Future Peace Prospects. Baku, 2007<ref>{{Cite book |date=1 January 2007 |title=International Visions: The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict over Karabakh. From History to Future Peace Prospects |isbn=978-9952809244 }}</ref> | |||
| * Azerbaijan: 100 Questions Answered. Baku, 2008<ref>{{Cite book |date=1 November 2008 |title=Azerbaijan - 100 Questions Answered: 100 Questions Answered: 3rd Edition |id={{ASIN|9952806809|country=uk}} }}</ref> | |||
| * Ordubadi M.S. Years of Blood – A History of the Armenian–Muslim Clashes in the Caucausus, 1905–06. London, 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=Years of Blood |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/17328035-years-of-blood-a-history-of-the-armenian-muslim-clashes-in-the-caucasus |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref> | |||
| * The Armenian Question in the Caucasus – Russian Archive Documents and Publications. Vols. 1–3. London, 2012<ref>{{Cite book |date=1 July 2011 |title=The Armenian Question in the Caucasus: Russian Archive Documents and Publications, 1724-1914 (Three Volume Set) |isbn=978-0863724091 |last1=Heydarov |first1=Tale }}</ref> | |||
| * Khojaly: Witness of a War Crime – Armenia in the Dock. London, 2014<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2015 |title=Book "Khojaly Witness of a war crime – Armenia in the Dock" launches in London |url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Book__quotKhojaly_Witness_of_a_war_crime___Armenia_in_the_Dock_quot_launches_in_London-868642 |website=Azertac}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |date=30 March 2015 |title=Khojaly Witness of a War Crime: Armenia in the Dock |isbn=978-0863725401 |last1=Heydarov |first1=Tale |last2=Peart |first2=Ian |last3=Machlachlan |first3=Fiona }}</ref> | |||
| '''Azerbaijani''' | |||
| * Qafqazda "erməni məsələsi" – Rusiya arxiv sənədləri və nəşrləri üzrə. Üç cilddə. Bakı, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2011 |title=Londonda "Qafqazda "erməni məsələsi". 1724-1914. Rusiya arxiv sənədləri və nəşrləri üzrə" üçcildliyi nəşr edilmişdir |url=https://azertag.az/xeber/Londonda_Qafqazda_ermeni_meselesi_1724_1914_Rusiya_arxiv_senedleri_ve_nesrleri_uzre_uchcildliyi_nesr_edilmisdir-538937 |website=Azertac}}</ref> | |||
| * Foks, L. Şahə qalxan dalğalar – Yeni qlobal reallıqla qarşılaşarkən. Bakı, 2014 | |||
| '''Russian''' | |||
| * Азербайджан: 100 вопросов и ответов. Баку, 2008 | |||
| * «Армянский вопрос» на Кавказе. По материалам российских архивов и изданий. В трех томах. СПб., 2011 | |||
| * Ордубади М.С. Кровавые годы. История армяно-мусульманской войны на Кавказе в 1905–06 годах. СПб. 2010 | |||
| * Карабах: История в контексте конфликта. СПб. 2014 | |||
| * Ходжалы: Очевидцы – О Военных Преступлениях Суд над Арменией, СПб., 2015 | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | (1985-02-09) 9 February 1985 (age 39) |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Occupation | Founder of science, education and arts organisations |
Tale Heydarov (Template:Lang-az; born 9 February 1985) is an Azerbaijani businessperson and lobbyist. He is the son of Kamaladdin Heydarov, the Azerbaijan minister for emergency situations.
He founded the European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS), a lobbying group which was known for sponsoring luxurious trips for European politicians to travel to Azerbaijan and promoting the authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan. It has since closed. The group was involved in the Azerbaijani laundromat scandal. Heydarov was also implicated in a 2018 investigation by the Daphne Project into companies that invested in secret across Europe through a Maltese bank.
Early life
He is the son of Kamaladdin Heydarov, the Azerbaijan minister for emergency situations. BBC News has described Kamaladdin Heydarov as among "the wealthiest and most powerful in the governing elite" in Azerbaijan. According to a 2010 leaked US diplomatic cable, Kamaladdin Heydarov accrued "massive wealth" as chairman of the Azerbaijan customs agency, “an agency that is notoriously corrupt, even by Azerbaijani standards.”
He has degrees from Collingham College, London; London School of Economics, International Relations and History; and Birkbeck, University of London, Master's degree in International Security and Global Governance.
Career
Tale Heydarov is Chairman of the Board of Gilan Holdings, a conglomerate business in Azerbaijan. Heyadrov took over the company from his father who founded the company in the 1980s. The company has invested in the Azeri football clubs Gabala FC football club and Gabala Sports Club. Tale was president of Gabala FC from 2005 to 2019, and Gabala Sports Club since 2013.
Tale is the founder of several companies in the publishing sector, including TEAS PRESS Publishing House and the Libraff chain of bookstores, which sells publications in Azerbaijani, English, Russian and Turkish. Heydarov has published books about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through his publishing house. His publications include The Armenian Question in the Caucasus: Russian Archive Documents and Publications (2011), the Khojaly Witness of a War Crime: Armenia in the Dock (2015) and Karabakh History in the Context of Conflict (2015) and The People the World Forgot.
While a student in London, Heydarov founded the London Azerbaijani Society which later developed into the European Azerbaijani Society (TEAS). It is a lobbying group which was known for sponsoring luxurious trips for European politicians to travel to Azerbaijan and promoting the authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan. The group was involved in the Azerbaijani laundromat scandal.
Tale is also the founder of the Visions of Azerbaijan magazine, which began in 2006 but also launched as a digital TV channel in 2016. Both closed in 2018 as they went into insolvency.
Personal life
He is married with one daughter and one son.
References
- ^ "Plush hotels and caviar diplomacy: how Azerbaijan's elite wooed MPs". the Guardian. 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Mammadova, Paul Radu, Khadija Ismayilova and Madina. "The Influence Machine". OCCRP. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Broers, Broers Laurence (2019-08-21). Armenia and Azerbaijan: Anatomy of a Rivalry. Edinburgh University Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-4744-5055-3.
- ^ "Azeri ruling families linked to secret investments via Maltese bank". the Guardian. 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- "Azerbaijan boom benefits super-rich oil elite". BBC News. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- Chastand, Miranda Patrucic, Juliette Garside, Khadija Ismayilova, and Jean-Baptiste. "Pilatus: A Private Bank for Azerbaijan's Ruling Elite". OCCRP. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)