Heydar Khanish oglu Asadov (Azerbaijani: Heyd?r ?s?dov; 24 October 1959) — Rector of the Azerbaijan State Maritime Academy (as of April 3, 2019), ex-Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, laureate of the Order “For Service to the Fatherland” of the 2nd category (2011), has a Jubilee Medal " 100th Anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918-2018) "(2019), laureate of the Order «Shohrat» (2019)