Bahar Avaz Muradova (born 20 March 1962) 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 politician affiliated to the

New Azerbaijan Party The New Azerbaijan Party ( az, Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası, YAP) is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan, founded on 21 November 1992 under the leadership of Heydar Aliyev. After his election as President of Azerbaijan on 3 October 1993, and ...

and former deputy speaker of the

National Assembly of Azerbaijan The National Assembly ( az, Milli Məclis), also transliterated as Milli Mejlis, is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms ...

(2005–2019).

Early life

Born in Füzuli, Füzuli rayon on 20 March 1962, Muradova attended the Baku Light Industry Technical School, from where she received a diploma in textile industry. Later she joined the

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 ...

to study Law. She did her doctorate in

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

Career

In 1981, Muradova took up the job of supervisor at a textile factory in Baku. Later, she turned to politics and became a member of

(YAP) in 1993 and has since held important positions within the party, including that of deputy chairman of party's female cadre and a deputy executive secretary. From 1995 to 2000, Muradova served in the Office of the Azerbaijani President. After winning the Azerbaijani parliamentary election in 2005, she was appointed the deputy speaker of the

. She is a recipient of the

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and has also published five scholarly papers. She retained her seat from Füzuli̇ in the

2015 Azerbaijani parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on 1 November 2015. The result was a victory for the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, which won 69 of the 125 seats in the National Assembly amidst an opposition boycott. Electoral system The 125 memb ...

. Bahar Muradova was appointed the chairperson of the State Committee on Family, Women and Children Affairs of

on March 12, 2020 by the President Ilham Aliyev.

Personal life

Muradova is married and has one daughter.

References

1962 births Living people 21st-century Azerbaijani women politicians 21st-century Azerbaijani politicians Members of the National Assembly (Azerbaijan) Women members of the National Assembly (Azerbaijan) New Azerbaijan Party politicians 20th-century Azerbaijani lawyers Azerbaijan University of Languages alumni People from Fuzuli District Recipients of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic 100th anniversary medal {{Azerbaijan-politician-stub