Tahir Amiraslanov

Born in 1958 in Tovuz, Azerbaijan, Tahir Amiraslanov is a chef, professor and president of the National Culinary Association in Azerbaijan, which he established in 1986. He has taught at the Azerbaijan Technology Institute, as well as the winning team of chefs for the World Culinary Championship held in Malta in 1993, and has represented Azerbaijan as a jury member in many international culinary contests. Currently, he is a member of the World Culinary Congress, head of the Traditional Food Committee of the International Popular Art Organization under UNESCO, vice-president of the Russian Culinary Association, and a member of the France Culinary Academy. He is also a professor at the Azerbaijan State Economic University, an academic at the Georgian State Academy and a professor at the Georgian State University.