Fikrat Farrukh oglu Mammadov was born on 1 July 1955 in Baku city and graduated from secondary school No. 23 in Baku.

In 1977, he graduated from the Law faculty of Moscow State University, named after M.V. Lomonosov, and in 1988, from the Baku Higher Party School (currently Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan).

He started his career in 1977 as Assistant District Prosecutor, then served as Investigation Department Prosecutor of the Baku City Prosecutor’s Office, as Senior Prosecutor and as Director of the Organization and Supervision Department of the Republican Prosecutor’s Office, from this position he was transferred to the position of Instructor for the work with law enforcement agencies in the Department of Administrative Bodies of the Central Committee of the CP of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Later, he served as Director of the Legal Support Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as Prosecutor of the Sumgayit city, and in 1994-2000 as Deputy Prosecutor General. He was awarded with the title of the “Honorary Employee of Prosecutor’s Office”.

 In April 2000, he was appointed to the post of the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan and was reappointed to this position for 4 times during formation of the new Governments.

He holds the higher special rank of State Counselor of Justice of 1st degree.

From 2000 till 2023, he was the Chairman of the Judicial-Legal Council, having been re-elected for this post several times.

He was a member of the Working Group of the Commission on Legal Reforms chaired by National Leader Heydar Aliyev, and presently is a member of the Anti-Corruption Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

He is a Senator and Honorary Member of the International Association of Prosecutors, the Vice-President of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities.

He was elected the 1st Vice-President and Vice-President of the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, held every 5 years.

On 23 February 2024 based on the submission of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed him a Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 30 June 2005 he was awarded the “Shohrat” (“Honor”) Order.

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 21 November 2008 he was awarded with the Honorary Title of “Distinguished Lawyer of the Republic of Azerbaijan”.

On 30 June 2015 he was awarded with the “Honorary Diploma of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan”.

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 20 November 2018 he was awarded the "For Service to the Fatherland" Order of 1st degree.

By the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 2 February 2024 he was awarded the Jubilee Medal “100th Anniversary of Heydar Aliyev (1923-2023).”

Mr. Mammadov represented the Republic of Azerbaijan at many international conferences and forums, delivered keynote addresses, and received the medals and other awards from international organizations and foreign states.

He is the author of the book “Azerbaijani justice on the path of sustainable development” and a study guide of the same title.

He is married and has 4 children.