He was appointed Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 23 April, 2018

Since 2010, he has worked as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Azerikimya Production Union of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic

In 2007-2010, he was Vice President for Ecological Affairs of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan

In 2003-2006, he worked as deputy head of the Department of Marketing and Economic Operations and head of the Department of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic

In 1994-2003, he worked as deputy head and head of the Department of the Foreign Economic Relations at the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic

In 1992-1994 he worked at the deputy head and head of department positions at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations

Mukhtar Bahadur Babayev was born in 1967 in Baku. He is graduate of faculty of philosophy of the Moscow State University named after M. Lomonosov, Azerbaijan State Economic Institute and All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade