Chairman of the State Committee for City Building and Architecture of Azerbaijan Abbas Alasgarov passed away.
Asgarov was born in 1937 in Baku. He started his career in construction in 1960 when he was employed by the Ministry of Construction. He then worked at the Industrial Construction Ministry for several years.
From 1977 on, Asgarov held executive positions in Azərsənayelayihə Design Institute, Baku Main Construction Department and Baku State Design Institute.
On April 4, 2007 in accordance with the Presidential Decree, Abbas Asgarov was appointed the Chairman of the State Committee for City Building and Architecture of Azerbaijan Republic, APA recalls.
Asgarov was awarded the titles of Merited Engineer of Azerbaijan, Merited Architect of Azerbaijan, and was awarded with Sharaf and Friendship of People orders.
