By the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated March 15, 2023, Vugar Valeh Mustafayev was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defense Industry.

Vugar Mustafayev was born in Baku in 1986. Education: 2004 – 2008 Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Engineering Economy and Management – Management (with honors diploma), 2010-2013 Khazar University Master's program "Business Administration (MBA)" in Finance and Credit Specialization, since 2016 in addition to being a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, which is an international association, he obtained the qualification "Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)" - International Internal Auditor.

In 2006-2008, during his undergraduate studies, he worked as a Training Coordinator and Finance and accounting specialist in various companies.

From 2009 to 2012, he worked as a senior specialist at Ernst & Young CIS B.V., one of the world's most prestigious international audit companies operating in the country. From 2012 to 2014, he worked as the Director of the Internal Audit Department at Azerfon LLC. Since 2014, he has worked in various management positions in PASHA Holding LLC and its related companies. In 2014, he was appointed as the Advisor to the Executive Director at PASHA Holding LLC.

Since 2014, he has worked as the Chairman of the Inspection Commission of PASHA Insurance OJSC and PASHA Life Insurance OJSC.

In 2021, he was appointed as the Head of the Representative Office of PASHA Holding LLC in the Republic of Turkey, as well as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Istanbul-based PDT and A.Ş.Real Estate Company.

He is married. He has two children. The country's websites published news about it.