Background
Abutalybov was born in Krasnovodsk, Turkmenistan.
Abutalybov was born in Krasnovodsk, Turkmenistan.
He graduated from Azerbaijan State University with a degree in Physics in 1965.
In 1969, he was enrolled in post graduate program at Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Saint St. Petersburg, Russia. Abutalybov served as the head of the laboratory at Physics Department of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences in 1995. Same year, he was appointed the Head of the Executive Power of Surakhani district of Baku which he held until 1999.
In 2000, he was appointed Deputy Premier of Azerbaijan Republic.
Abutalybov has served as Mayor of Baku since January 30, 2001.
In 1976, he received his Doctor of Philosophy and defended his doctoral desertation in 1987.
