President Ilham Aliyev has signed an Order establishing the Organizing Committee to host the Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group in Baku in 2026.

Under the Order, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Samir Sharifov has been appointed Chairman of the Organizing Committee, while Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov will serve as Deputy Chairman.

Members of the Committee include: Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Sahil Babayev, Minister of Finance; Adil Karimli, Minister of Culture; Kamaladdin Heydarov, Minister of Emergency Situations; Vilayat Eyvazov, Minister of Internal Affairs; Rashad Nabiyev, Minister of Digital Development and Transport; Teymur Musayev, Minister of Health; Shahin Baghirov, Chairman of the State Customs Committee; Elchin Guliyev, Head of the State Border Service; Vusal Huseynov, Head of the State Migration Service; Fuad Naghiyev, Chairman of the State Tourism Agency; Taleh Kazimov, Governor of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan; Samir Rzayev, President of “Azerbaijan Airlines” CJSC; and Eldar Azizov, Head of the Baku City Executive Authority.

The Committee will ensure the preparation and implementation of an Action Plan for the organization of the Annual Meetings in line with the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Azerbaijan, represented by the Ministry of Economy, and the Islamic Development Bank Group on the Provisions for the Annual Meetings of the IsDB Group to be held in Baku in 2026. It will also resolve other necessary issues related to the event.

The Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan will coordinate with the IsDB Group on the organization of the Annual Meetings and will act as the secretariat of the Organizing Committee.

The Cabinet of Ministers has been instructed to allocate the necessary funds in the 2026 draft state budget to finance expenses related to hosting the Annual Meetings and to address other matters arising from the execution of this Order.

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