Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Office of the Presidium of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) (Azeri: Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (AMEA)), located in Baku, is the main state research organization in Azerbaijan. It was established in 1935.

History

The Academy was based on the Azerbaijan Society for Scientific Research and Studies, which was first affiliated with Baku State University and later with the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1945, the USSR Council of People's Commissars ordered the society to be reorganized into the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR. During its first year, the Academy numbered 15 members; Uzeyir Hajibeyov and Samad Vurgun among them.^[1]

The Presidium is currently located in the historical Ismailiyya building on Istiglaliyyat Street in the center of Baku.

Structure

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (main building)

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences is divided into 5 departments (altogether they affiliate over 30 research and cultural institutions throughout the country), namely:^[1]

• Physics, Mathematics and Technological Studies Department
• Chemistry Department
• Earth Sciences Department
• Biology Department
• Social Sciences Department

The Academy has regional branches in Ganja, Shaki and Lankaran.

Members

The Academy has a two-tier membership. Currently there are 57 active members and 104 corresponding members. Membership is granted through vote. The Academy also grants honorary membership.

Presidents

Academy is located on one of the busiest streets of Baku

The main executive figure in the academy is President of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences ^[2] who is elected by members of the Academy.

Name of President	Period served
Mir-Asadulla Mirgasimov	1945–1947
Yusif Mammadaliyev	1947–1950 1958–1961
Musa Aliyev	1950–1958
Zahid Khalilov	1961–1967
Rustam Ismayilov	1967–1970
Hasan Abdullayev	1970–1983
Eldar Salayev	1983–1997
Faramaz Magsudov	1997–2000
Mahmud Karimov	2000–

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences: Establishment. Science.az. Retrieved 31 December 2006
2. ^ Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences: Previous Presidents. Science.az. Retrieved 31 December 2006