Ziya Mammadov
Ziya Mammadov Ziya Məmmədov | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Transportation of Azerbaijan Republic | |
| In office 8 August 2002 – February 13, 2017 | |
| President | Heydar Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Chairman of Azerbaijan State Railway Administration | |
| In office July 31, 1996 – August 8, 2002 | |
| President | Heydar Aliyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1952 Azerbaijan |
Ziya Mammadov Arzuman oglu (Azerbaijani: Ziya Məmmədov Arzuman oğlu) is an Azerbaijani politician and billionaire who served as the Minister of Transportation. BBC News has described him as among "the wealthiest and most powerful in the governing elite" in Azerbaijan. Mammadov has been implicated in a number of corruption scandals and exposes, including the Azerbaijani laundromat scandal.