1994–2000 — Public Administration from Public Administration Academy under the auspices of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (bachelor's and master's degrees).
1997–2000 — employee of the Information Resources and Technologies Center and International Relations Department at the President's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
From 24 January 2011 — chairman of the board and chief executive officer of
Azercosmos.[3]
2014 — by the Order of the President of Azerbaijan Rashad Nabiyev for services in the development of space industry in Azerbaijan was awarded with the
Progress medal.[4]
2019 — by the Order of the President of Azerbaijan from 27 May 2019 Rashad Nabiyev was awarded with the jubilee medal dedicated to “The 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–2018)".
2023 — Awarded the jubilee medal “100th anniversary of Heydar Aliyev (1923–2023)” by the relevant Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.