Elmira Süleymanova ( az, Elmira Teymur qızı Süleymanova; born 17 July 1937), is an

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

i chemist and civil servant. In 2002 she became the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic.

Biography

Süleymanova was born in Baku on 17 July 1937 and graduated in Chemistry from the State University of Azerbaijan and graduated with honors. Since then she worked in the Institute of Petrochemical Processes of

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) ( az, Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (AMEA)), located in Baku, is the main state research organization and the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of ...

as a laboratory assistant and later became the Head of the laboratory. In 1967 she got a postgraduate from the National Academy of Sciences, in 1980 a doctorate and has been a university professor since 1988. She is also member of the

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since 1997. Is the author 200 scientific works and collaborated in near 40 inventions for Chemistry and Perfumuery industries. She is expert in Petrochemicals and Organic Chemistry. She is the founder and honorary president of Azerbaijan Women and Development Center, a NGO that have the consultative status with the

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Career as Ombudsman

The

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elected Süleymanova as the first Ombudsman on 2 July 2002, and was re-elected in 2010. In 2004, regarding the 30-year prison sentence of Ramil Safarov, she stated that Safarov's punishment was too harsh and that "Safarov must become an example of patriotism for the Azerbaijani youth". In 2015 she was named vice-president of the Asian Ombudsman Association and is also member of the European Ombudsman Institute. As Ombudsman, she has implemented programs that protect and improve the status of women and the elderly, displaced youth, the poor, and victims of violence. The

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Ilham Aliyev awarded her the

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in 2007 and the Order of Honor in 2017 for her contribution on the defence of the human rights.Elmira Süleymanova “Şərəf” ordeni ilə təltif edilib

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suleymanova, Elmira 1937 births Living people Azerbaijani chemists Azerbaijani women scientists Baku State University alumni Ombudspersons in Azerbaijan Azerbaijani professors 21st-century Azerbaijani women politicians 21st-century Azerbaijani politicians Recipients of the Shohrat Order Recipients of the Sharaf Order Scientists from Baku