Jabir Imanov

Jabir Imanov studied at Azerbaijan State University of Economics and Faculty of Law of Baku State University. The recorded working language is Azerbaijani and Russian. Employment is recorded with SSS Cultural Center and Ministry of Internal Affairs. Works named in the authority record are Mahalla. Distinctions recorded are Honored Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Taraggi Medal and The jubilee medal on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the state security and foreign intelligence agencies (1919-2019.

Jabir Imanov was born in Baku to a family of Professor Gorkhmaz Imanov, an economist and corresponding member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. In 1997, Jabir Imanov graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics and in 2003, from the Faculty of Law of Baku State University.

In 1992–2001, Imanov was a member of KVN's Guys from Baku team which received multiple distinctions. In 2001 Imanov joined a follow-up comedy project, The Guys from Baku Planet. In the same year, Imanov made a film debut in Etimad telefonu (Helpline). In the 2003 film Məhəllə (Neighbourhood) he reprised his Guys from Baku role as Elish. Imanov continued his comic acting into the 2020s with the film Ağanatiq 2 (2021).

In 1999–2018, Imanov held various positions in the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs, rising to the rank of police lieutenant colonel. In that period, he has also been the head of the Cultural Centre of the State Security Service. As a police officer, he reportedly used excessive force during the 2003 Azerbaijani protests and a footage of his actions was published by Meydan TV. In a 2015 interview Imanov said that police was "a very interesting job", while admitting that "sometimes completely innocent people end up in prison".

Imanov died from a heart attack at a gym in Baku, on 29 September 2025, at the age of 49. Although arriving paramedics attempted to revive him for 20 minutes, he was pronounced dead.