Vugar Mustafayev

Vugar Mustafayev (; born 1986) is the minister of the Ministry of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan.

Early life and education Vugar Mustafayev was born in 1986 in Baku. In 2004, he entered the Engineering Economy and Management – Management specialty of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for a bachelor's degree, and graduated with honors in 2008. From 2010 to 2013, he studied at the "Business Management (MBA)" master's program of Khazar University, majoring in finance and credit.

In addition to being a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, an international association, since 2016, he has obtained the "Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)" – International Internal Auditor qualification, and since 2020 he has the international "IBM Data Science Specialization" – Data Science qualification.

He is married and has two children.

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated November 18, 2023, he was appointed as the Minister of Defense Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan.