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Tale Heydarov
Personal details
NationalityAzerbaijani
Children3
ParentKamaladdin Heydarov
Alma materCollingham College; London School of Economics and Political Science; Birkbeck, University of London
OccupationFounder of science and education organisations
Websitehttps://taleheydarov.com

Tale Heydarov (Template:Lang-az) is an Azerbaijani businessman and investor.

Founder and chairman of the European Azerbaijan Society (2008-2018), former president of the "Gabala" sports club, European Azerbaijan School, "LIBRAFF" bookstore chain. He is the founder of several institutions, compiler, editor and author of books and collections on the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Early life and education

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Heydarov attended Collingham College, London, from 2001–2003, and read for a BSc International Relations and History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) from 2003–2006.

He received a Master’s degree in International Security and Global Governance from Birkbeck, University of London, in 2008.

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, which included the football team Gabala FK, since 2013.

Heydarov is Founder and Chairman of the European Azerbaijan School (EAS), a private co-educational day-school applying the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, Cambridge International Examinations and the IB Diploma Programme. He is also the Founder and Director of the Azerbaijani Teacher’s Development Centre (ATDC).

Heydarov 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. From 2006–2019, he was Chief Editor of Visions of Azerbaijan magazine, which began in 2006 but also launched as a digital TV channel in 2016.

Media activities

In 2006-2019, he founded the English-language magazine "Visions of Azerbaijan" and was the editor-in-chief of the magazine . The magazine published every two months promoted the history, culture, nature of Azerbaijan in the context of international relations, business and tourism. The magazine also regularly reports on the steps taken towards the resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Institutions in the field of education, publishing houses, etc.

European Azerbaijan School

In 2011 he opened European Azerbaijan School. He is the president of the school's Board of Trustees . The school implements the best achievements of the world education system thanks to the educational work of experienced local and invited foreign teachers.

The school runs a special scholarship program and rewards children from low-income families. European Azerbaijan School is a member of the International Council of European Schools (ECIS). Also, since September 2014, the school has been a contender for the International Baccalaureate (IB), Primary Years Program (PYP) and Diploma Program (DP).

Azerbaijan Teacher Development Centre

Laid the foundation of the Azerbaijan Teachers Development Center in 2014. The goal of this structure is to create modern, progressive conditions in the education system in Azerbaijan. In February 2015, for the first time in Azerbaijan, the Center, together with ESIC (European Council of International Schools), organized ESIC courses (ESIC International Teacher Certificate Program) .

"TEAS PRESS" Publishing House

In 2014, he founded the publishing house TEAS Press. The publishing house cooperates with various publishing houses from different countries and is engaged in translating recognized international academic works into Azerbaijani. Audiobooks are being released.

The publishing house's structural divisions operate in Turkey and Russia. In November 2014, with the participation of the writer Mo Willems, a presentation of a department specializing in publishing children’s literature in the Azerbaijani language, “3 apples,” took place. The publishing house publishes books in Azerbaijani from famous world children's publishing houses, such as Andersen Press, Capstone Global Library, Hyperion Press, Clavis, Seven Guns under the “3 apples” brand .

Films

He was executive producer of the movies:

  • "Gənc səslər, qədim nəğmələr"
  • "Azərbaycan xaricilərin gözü ilə"
  • "İvonna Botto-Şirməmmədovanın həyat hekayəsi".

Publications (Publisher/Editor)

English

  • International Visions: The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Karabakh – From History to Future Peace Prospects. Baku, 2007
  • Azerbaijan: 100 Questions Answered. Baku, 2008
  • Ordubadi M.S. Years of Blood – A History of the Armenian–Muslim Clashes in the Caucausus, 1905–06. London, 2010
  • The Armenian Question in the Caucasus – Russian Archive Documents and Publications. Vols. 1–3. London, 2012
  • Khojaly: Witness of a War Crime – Armenia in the Dock. London, 2014

References

  1. "Azerbaijani Football Club "Gabala" introduces new executive director and new head coach".
  2. "Tale Heydərov: "Artıq mənim üçün bu vəzifədən getməyin vaxtı çatıb"". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  3. European Azerbaijan School (EAS)
  4. "Azerbaijan Teacher Development Centre accredited as Cambridge Professional Development Centre". Azertac. 12 June 2018.
  5. "˝LIBRAFF˝ kitab mağazasının ˝Sumqayıt˝ filialı açılıb - FOTO". Apa.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  6. ""Teas Press" "Ən yaxşı nəşriyyat" seçilib". Apa.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  7. "Editorial staff".
  8. "Outreach & Engagement".
  9. "ITC Institute".
  10. ""3 apples" in TEAS Press Publishing House".
  11. ""Gənc Səslər, Qədim Nəğmə" adlı sənədli filmin nümayişi keçirildi - FOTOLAR". Teleqraf.com (in Azerbaijani). 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  12. International Visions: The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict over Karabakh. From History to Future Peace Prospects. Visions of Azerbaijan. 1 January 2007. ISBN 978-9952809244.
  13. Azerbaijan - 100 Questions Answered: 100 Questions Answered: 3rd Edition. 1 November 2008. ASIN 9952806809.
  14. "Years of Blood". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  15. Heydarov, Tale (1 July 2011). The Armenian Question in the Caucasus: Russian Archive Documents and Publications, 1724-1914 (Three Volume Set). Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0863724091.
  16. "Book "Khojaly Witness of a war crime – Armenia in the Dock" launches in London". Azertac. 2 July 2015.
  17. Heydarov, Tale; Peart, Ian; Machlachlan, Fiona (30 March 2015). Khojaly Witness of a War Crime: Armenia in the Dock. Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0863725401.
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