Azerbaijan: Insider Deals Thrive in Ministry By Nushabe Fatullayeva Family members of Azerbaijan’s Transport Minister and a prominent Azerbaijan company that does business with the ministry have close ties, raising serious questions about conflict of interest in the ministry’s activities. Minister Ziya Mammadov’s son, Anar, and the Minister’s brother, Elton, are business partners with the members of the family of the founder of the Baghlan Group, a prominent Azerbaijan company involved in major projects in transportation, construction, sports complexes and oil exploration.