At the meeting of the Dissertation Council of the Institute of Geography named after academician H.Aliyev of ANAS, Ph.D.Malikmammad Mammadov defended his dissertation on the topic "Research on the sustainable development of the regional economic and environmental functional structure of the Republic of Azerbaijan" in order to obtain a doctorate in geographical sciences in the specialty 5401.01 - Economic geography.

By secret ballot, it was decided to submit a petition to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan to award Malikmamed Mammadov the degree of Doctor of Geography.