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| '''Tale Heydarov''' ( |
'''Tale Heydarov''', (]: Tale Heydərov; born 9 February 1985) is an Azerbaijani entrepreneur. He currently serves as Chairman of Gilan Holding]], and has ventures in sectors that include publishing and education. | ||
| ----]] <nowiki>https://gilanholding.com/?hl=en</nowiki> | |||
| 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> | |||
| == Early life == | == Early life == | ||
| ⚫ | He has degrees from Collingham College, London; London School of Economics, International Relations and History; and Birbeck, University of London, Master’s degree in International Security and Global Governance. | ||
| 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 |
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| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| Tale Heydarov is Chairman of the Board of , a conglomerate |
Tale Heydarov is Chairman of the Board of , a private conglomerate that owns and invests in a wide range of logistics, tourism, fast moving consumer goods, agriculture and large scale construction businesses in Azerbaijan. | ||
| Gilan Holdings has made investments in Azerbaijan’s sports infrastructure, notably Gabala FC football club and Gabala Sports Club. Tale served as President of Gabala FC since 2005, and Gabala Sports Club since 2013. High profile recruits to Gabala FC include former Arsenal and England player Tony Adams. Heydarov stood down from the club in early 2019. | |||
| Tale is the founder of several companies in the publishing sector, including TEAS Press and the Libraff]] chain of bookstores which sells publications in Azerbaijani, English, Russian and Turkish. | |||
| In 2011, Tale established the European Azerbaijan School (EAS)]], a private co-educational day-school. The school teaches the International Baccalaureate (IB), Primary Years Program (PYP), Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and the IB Diploma Program, with a curriculum taught in Azerbaijani and English. The school has a current population of nearly 900 students and includes an Early Years Program in addition to its 1-11 grade programme. The EAS is a member of the Council of International Schools.]] | |||
| Following his experience with the school, Tale established the Azerbaijan Teacher Development Centre (ATDC) in 2015. ATDC offers training courses in pedagogy and modern practices of education, and is accredited by Cambridge Assessment English. | |||
| ⚫ | 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. | ||
| ----]] <nowiki>https://www.libraff.az</nowiki> | |||
| ]] <nowiki>http://www.eas.az/</nowiki> | |||
| 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 | |||
| ]] <nowiki>https://www.cois.org/</nowiki> | |||
| 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. | |||
| ]] <nowiki>http://www.visions.az/en/</nowiki> | |||
| ⚫ | Tale is also the founder of the |
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| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
| He is married with one daughter and one son. | Heydarov speaks Azerbaijani, English, Russian and Turkish. He is married with one daughter and one son. | ||
| ==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, (Azerbaijani: Tale Heydərov; born 9 February 1985) is an Azerbaijani entrepreneur. He currently serves as Chairman of Gilan Holding, and has ventures in sectors that include publishing and education.
https://gilanholding.com/?hl=en
Early life
He has degrees from Collingham College, London; London School of Economics, International Relations and History; and Birbeck, University of London, Master’s degree in International Security and Global Governance.
Career
Tale Heydarov is Chairman of the Board of Gilan Holdings, a private conglomerate that owns and invests in a wide range of logistics, tourism, fast moving consumer goods, agriculture and large scale construction businesses in Azerbaijan.
Gilan Holdings has made investments in Azerbaijan’s sports infrastructure, notably Gabala FC football club and Gabala Sports Club. Tale served as President of Gabala FC since 2005, and Gabala Sports Club since 2013. High profile recruits to Gabala FC include former Arsenal and England player Tony Adams. Heydarov stood down from the club in early 2019.
Tale is the founder of several companies in the publishing sector, including TEAS Press and the Libraff chain of bookstores which sells publications in Azerbaijani, English, Russian and Turkish.
In 2011, Tale established the European Azerbaijan School (EAS), a private co-educational day-school. The school teaches the International Baccalaureate (IB), Primary Years Program (PYP), Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and the IB Diploma Program, with a curriculum taught in Azerbaijani and English. The school has a current population of nearly 900 students and includes an Early Years Program in addition to its 1-11 grade programme. The EAS is a member of the Council of International Schools.
Following his experience with the school, Tale established the Azerbaijan Teacher Development Centre (ATDC) in 2015. ATDC offers training courses in pedagogy and modern practices of education, and is accredited by Cambridge Assessment English.
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
Heydarov speaks Azerbaijani, English, Russian and Turkish. He is married with one daughter and one son.