Who is Mirsaleh Seyidov, the new head of the penitentiary service? – Dossier

According to the order signed today by President Ilham Aliyev, Jeyhun Akbar oglu Hasanov was relieved of the post of head of the Penitentiary Service and Mirsaleh Miradil oglu Seyidov was appointed in his place.
Yeniavaz.com reports that the new head of the Penitentiary Service, Colonel of Justice Mirsaleh Seyidov, has been heading the Operative-Security Department of the Penitentiary Service since 2016.
In 1998, he graduated from the Faculty of International Law and International Relations of the Baku State University with a degree in international law.
Mirsaleh Seyidov previously worked as the head of various penitentiary institutions. The last place of his work was the position of the head of the penal colony No. 10.
Mirsaleh Seyidov, who was previously the head of the 15th colony, was appointed head of the 10th colony in 2011 on the orders of Madat Guliyev, the former head of the Penitentiary Service, now the Minister of Defense Industry.
In 2018, by the Decree of President Ilham Aliyev, Mirsaleh Seyidov was awarded the medal "For Distinction in Government Service".

Elnur Ali