Ilgar Ibrahimli

Ilgar Ibrahimli serves as the Vice-President of External Affairs and Communications, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer of GL. Ilgar joined GL on June 1, 2023.

Ilgar Ibrahimli is a highly accomplished government affairs and strategic communications professional with more than 20 years of experience within government, international organizations, and business.

Before joining the GL, Ilgar worked as the Senior Executive Officer of the OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe, the biggest OSCE mission in Central Asia, for several years. Ilgar was in charge of providing strategic leadership and advice for the delivery of the Office's political mandate through the implementation of programs in the political-military, economic-environmental, and humanitarian dimensions of security. He was also the Marketing and Communications Director of Azerfon LLC, as well as Director of the Council of Europe Information Office in Azerbaijan.

Ilgar holds a bachelor’s degree in History and a master’s degree in New History of Europe and America from Baku State University.

He began his career at the National Television and Radio Council of Azerbaijan as the Head of the International Cooperation Department.

In May 2023, Ilgar was awarded a medal by the Commander of the Border Troops of Tajikistan for his efforts in reinforcement of the Border Troops.