Javid Tavakkul (Javid Tavakkul oglu Ahmadov) was born on 24 June 1974 in Tartar. He attended secondary school in Mingachevir. He is a graduate of the Producing Faculty of the Tatarstan Academy of Tourism (1992–1997). He studied directing at Rustam Ibrahimbeyov's International Film School. In 2011 he was awarded the Progress Medal by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
