From 1983 to 1985, he worked as a scientific researcher in Baku and Moscow, receiving the title of a professor from the USSR Education Ministry in 1990.

In 1998, Baghirov was a Fulbright scholar lecturing at Indiana University in the United States.

[2] Baghirov remained the rector of Western University until 2000, when he was appointed the Minister of Trade and served until 2001.

In 2005, he was elected president of the Air and Extreme Sports Federation of Azerbaijan Republic.

[2] He led Azerbaijani expeditions to Antarctica and Uhuru Peak on Mount Kilimanjaro.