Panah Chodar oghlu Huseyn ( az, Pənah Çodar oğlu Hüseyn, born 28 October 1957), also known as Panah Huseynli was the 1st Secretary of State and 5th Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.

Early life

Huseyn was born in Garagashli village of

Sabirabad Rayon Sabirabad District ( az, Sabirabad rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the Mil-Mughan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Saatly, Imishli, Kurdamir, Hajiga ...

region of Azerbaijan. He graduated with a degree in History from 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 ...

. In 1980 through 1983, he worked as a teacher in a secondary school of the Sabirabad district and was a scientific researcher at a History Museum. In 1997–2000, Huseynov worked at Philosophy and Law Institute of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

Political career

Huseyn is one of the co-founders of

Azerbaijan Popular Front The Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (APFP; az, Azərbaycan Xalq Cəbhəsi Partiyası, ) is a political party in Azerbaijan, founded in 1992 by Abulfaz Elchibey. After Elchibey's death in 2000, the party split into two wings, the ''reform'' win ...

. With the arrival of Azerbaijan Popular Front in power in May 1992, Panah Huseyn was appointed the Secretary of State of Azerbaijan Republic. In early 1993, he became the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan but was removed in June 1993 following demands from the rebelling general

Suret Huseynov Surat Davud oghlu Huseynov ( az, Surət Davud oğlu Hüseynov; born 12 February 1959 in Kirovabad) is an Azerbaijani colonel and ex-Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, who rose to prominence during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. His military career l ...

(unrelated to Panah Huseynov) to sack Huseynov and dissolve the Cabinet of Ministers. He was then replaced by Suret Huseynov himself after Heydar Aliyev came to power in June 1993. In 2005 Parliamentary elections, Huseyn was elected a deputy from Sabirabad district. He also serves as member of commissions on national security and defense issues of National Assembly of Azerbaijan and is a member of Azerbaijan-France, Azerbaijan-Iran, Azerbaijan-Russia, Azerbaijan-Turkey inter-parliamentary working groups. Huseynov was arrested on charges of organizing disorders in Baku after the results of parliamentary elections were announced in 2005 but was pardoned later on.

Personal life

Huseyn is married and has 3 children. He is fluent in Russian and English.

References

Prime Ministers of Azerbaijan Politicians from Baku Government ministers of Azerbaijan 1957 births Living people Azerbaijani Popular Front Party politicians People from Sabirabad District Baku State University alumni {{Azerbaijan-politician-stub