At a meeting of the Dissertation Council of the Institute of Geography named after academician H.Aliyev, Mahmud Fikret oglu Suleymanov defended his thesis on the topic “Rules for the distribution of meteorological parameters in the Ganja-Gazakh region and assessment of their impact on flights” in order to obtain a Ph.D. degree in geography, specializing in 5411.01 - "Meteorology".

It was decided to apply to the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan with a request to award Mahmud Suleymanov the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of geographical sciences.