İlqar Muxtarov

Mukhtarov Ilgar Yusif oglu (; born in Baku) is an Azerbaijani diplomat, and lawyer who is the incumbent ambassador to the Holy See. He previously served as his country's first ambassador to Mexico (having previously served as a chargé d'affaires) from 2009 to 2016, being also concurrently accredited to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Panama, Peru and Honduras.

Biography Born in Baku, he was the son of acting couple and Amaliya Panahova. being subsequently accredited to six other Latin American countries.

Mukhtarov is fluent in Russian, English, Turkish, Arabic, and has a working understanding of Spanish. He is married and has a son.

Mukhtarov, in his role as Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Holy See, was awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pope Pius IX along with the ambassadors of Japan, Spain, Austria, France, and other countries on this occasion. The order was presented by Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra.