Ramil Usubov

Ramil Idris oglu Usubov (, born 1948) is the incumbent Secretary of the Security Council of Azerbaijan. He previously served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan from 1994 to 2019.

Early life Usubov was born in 1948 in Khojali Rayon of Azerbaijan. In 1970, he completed special school of Militsia named after N. Rzayev in Baku and graduated from Academy of Internal Affairs of USSR in 1980. Then he served in the Soviet Army and starting from 1970 worked in law enforcement. Usubov is married and has three children.

In 2009, he filed a libel suit against activist Leyla Yunus after she alleged that police officers had been involved in human trafficking of young girls. He demanded 100,000 manat in damages. Human Rights Watch protested the trial, stating that "a judgment against Yunus would set a terrible precedent for freedom of expression in Azerbaijan", while other international groups described the case as "one more example of the Azerbaijani government cracking down on free expression".

Secretary of the Security Council By order of President Ilham Aliyev, on June 20, 2019, Usubov was appointed Secretary of the Security Council.

Dates of ranks +Promotions Sharaf Order (December 25, 2023)