President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on the establishment of an Organizing Committee in connection with the holding of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan in 2027.
According to the decree, an Organizing Committee has been established with the following composition in connection with the holding of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan in 2027:
Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Samir Sharifov – Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Members of the Organizing Committee:
Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the city of Khankendi, Aghdara and Khojaly regions
Head of the Baku City Executive Power
Chairman of the State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Chairman of the Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Chairman of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Head of the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Head of the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Head of the State Border Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Chairman of the Board of the State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads
President of Azerbaijan Airlines Closed Joint Stock Company
Chairman of Azerishig Open Joint Stock Company
President of Azerenerji Open Joint Stock Company
Executive Director of the Management Union of Territorial Medical Divisions
Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
President of the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Head of the Ganja City Executive Power
Head of the Gabala District Executive Power
Head of the Sumgayit City Executive Power.
By decree, the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan has been entrusted with coordinating efforts with the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) regarding the hosting of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan in 2027.
The Organizing Committee must resolve necessary issues related to the holding of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan in 2027, and the Cabinet of Ministers must address issues arising from this decree.