Aynur Bashirli

Aynur Bashirova was appointed as the Corporate Communications Director reporting to the Vice-President of External Affairs & Communications of GL Group LLC effective July 1, 2024.

Aynur has overall 32 years of extensive experience in developing communication strategies, organization, and implementation of large-scale activities for various international and local bodies. She has started her career as a Journalist and was the youngest member of the media corps accompanying Heydar Aliyev, the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people. Participating in more than 30 official visits, she covered the 1999 Washington summit, marking the 50th anniversary of NATO, the 50th anniversary of the Council of Europe, and OSCE summits in Lisbon (1996) and Istanbul (1999).

Aynur holds a university degree in journalism in Baku State University, as well as PhD in Political Science, as the first researcher of the U.S.-Azerbaijan relations in the eyes of the U.S. elite media outlets.

Aynur Bashirova is an initiator and author of nine books, including Heydar Aliyev: Presidential Chronicles (1993-2003). She has been honored with the Jubilee Medal (1923-2023) the 100th anniversary of Heydar Aliyev, the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people. Aynur is also an author of a monography In the Frame of Free Press, The “New York Times” about Azerbaijan: What? When? How?