Ian Peart

Schooled in the town of Wolverhampton, Ian Peart studied at Kent University, qualified as a teacher and graduated from Leeds Polytechnic in literature and history. In his free time he was an amateur actor at West Yorkshire Playhouse, appearing in a number of professional performances over nine years. Before coming to Azerbaijan he had lived and worked in Greece and Saudi Arabia as an English teacher. He arrived in Baku in April 2000, taught English for three years with English Language Solutions and then took over for a six year stint as country manager. Before being appointed editor of Visions of Azerbaijan he also taught English language and literature at Khazar University.