Murtuz Najaf oglu Alasgarov ( az, Murtuz Nəcəf oğlu Ələsgərov; September 20, 1928 – August 7, 2012), also spelled as Murtuz Aleskerov, was an

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i politician who served as the

Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan The Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Republic ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Məclisinin Spikeri), also called Chairman of the National Assembly ( az, Milli Məclisinin Sədri) is the Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament. The cur ...

from 1996 to 2005.

Early life

Alasgarov was born on September 20, 1928 in

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. He graduated from Law Department of the

Azerbaijan State University Baku State University (BSU) ( az, Bakı Dövlət Universiteti (BDU)) is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the university started with faculties of history and ...

. 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 Baku State University (BSU) ( az, Bakı Dövlət Universiteti (BDU)) is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the university started with faculties of history and ...

. Alasgarov was also an Honorary Doctor of the

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Political career

He was elected to the

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in the 1995 parliamentary elections and re-elected in the 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

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in December 2005. In the 2005 parliamentary elections, Alasgarov was re-elected to the parliament from

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. He was also the Deputy Chairman of the

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. According to media reports, Alasgarov's health was deteriorating due to diabetes, which is why he did not run for re-election in November 2010.

Works and awards

He has been awarded with ''İstiqlal'' (Sovereignty) order, ''Honorary Diploma of Azerbaijani President'' award of Azerbaijan, ''Содружество'' order of

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and

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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 was a member of Azerbaijani Lawyers and

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s. Alasgarov was fluent in English and Russian. He was married and had three children. He died in Baku in 2012 after a long illness.
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Early life

Political career

Works and awards

See also

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