Murtuz Alasgarov

Murtuz Alasgarov Murtuz Ələsgərov
Alasgarov meeting Vladimir Putin in 2001
Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
In office October 16, 1996 – November 24, 2000
President	Heydar Aliyev
Preceded by	Rasul Guliyev
Succeeded by	self
In office November 24, 2000 – December 2, 2005
President	Ilham Aliyev
Preceded by	re-elected
Succeeded by	Ogtay Asadov
Personal details
Born	September 20, 1928 (1928-09-20) (age 83) Ganja, Azerbaijan
Religion	Islam

Murtuz Alasgarov Najaf oglu (Azerbaijani: Murtuz Ələsgərov Nəcəf oğlu; born September 20, 1928), also spelled as Murtuz Aleskerov, is an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.

Ealy life

Alasgarov was born on September 20, 1928 in Ganja, Azerbaijan. He graduated from Law Department of the Azerbaijan State University. From 1954, he was the Senior Professor and then Dean of the Law Department of Azerbaijan State University, from 1957 he was the Dean of International Law Department. From 1965, he was the Director of the Department of Constitutional Law at the same university. In 1993-1996, he was the Rector of Baku State University. He is a professor, PhD in Law and is a distinguished attorney in Azerbaijan. Alasgarov is also an Honorary Doctor of the Kiev State University.^[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan in the 1995 Parliamentary elections and re-elected in 2000 Parliamentary elections. On October 16, 1996 he was elected the Speaker of the National Assembly by the members of the parliament and re-elected on November 24, 2000. He was then replaced by Ogtay Asadov in December 2005. In 2005 Parliamentary elections, Alasgarov was re-elected to the parliament from Garadag district of Baku. He is currently a member of Legal Policies and State Structuring Committee, Azerbaijan-France, Azerbaijan-Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan-Turkey interparliamentary relations groups of the National Assembly. He is also the Deputy Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party.^[1] According to media reports, Alasgarov's health has been deteriorating due to diabetes which is why he did not run for re-election in November 2010.^[2][3]

Works and awards

He has been awarded with İstiqlal (Soveregnty) order, Honorary Diploma of Azerbaijani President award of Azerbaijan, Содружество order of CIS and Order of Friendship of Russia, Gold Medal from WOSCO (World Organization for Scientific Cooperation). He has authored over 30 scientific publications, textbooks and over 200 scientific articles. Alasgarov is member to Azerbaijani Lawyers and International Law Associations. Alasgarov is fluent in English and Russian.^[1][4]

He's married and has three children.^[1]

See also

• Cabinet of Azerbaijan
• Government of Azerbaijan

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Biographies. Murtuz Alasgarov". http://adam.az/az.php?subaction=showfull&id=1218826629&archive=&start_from=&ucat=4,53&go=headlines&category=53. Retrieved 2010-12-02. 
2. ^ "MURTUZ ƏLƏSGƏROV XƏSTƏ YATIR [Murtuz Alasgarov is sick]". Deyerler. 2008-05-15. http://deyerler.org/9168-murtuz-lsgrov-xst-yatir.html. Retrieved 2010-12-02. 
3. ^ "Azerbaijani ruling party confirms list of candidates". News.az. 2010-09-20. http://www.news.az/articles/politics/22899. Retrieved 2010-12-02. 
4. ^ "Murtuz Ələsgərov “Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin fəxri diplomu” ilə təltif edilib [Murtuz Alasgarov awarded with Honorary Diploma of Azerbaijani President]". Azeri Press Agency. 2008-09-19. http://az.apa.az/news.php?id=133292. Retrieved 2010-12-02. 

Persondata
Name	Alasgarov, Murtuz
Alternative names	Aleskerov, Murtuz
Short description
Date of birth	September 20, 1928
Place of birth	Ganja, Azerbaijan
Date of death
Place of death