Maleyka Mehdi qizi Abbaszadeh ( az, Məleykə Abbaszadə, née Mustafayeva, born 1953, Baku) is the Chair of the State Students Admission Commission of

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 ...

Career

Maleyka Abbaszadeh was born in Baku and attended Public School #189. In 1975, she graduated from

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

majoring in calculus and cybernetics. She did an internship at the

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 ...

Institute of Cybernetics and for the next two years, at the Institute of Calculus Mathematics of the

USSR Academy of Sciences The Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union was the highest scientific institution of the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1991, uniting the country's leading scientists, subordinated directly to the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (until 1946 ...

. In 1988, she defended her masters thesis in cybernetics at the

Ukrainian Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU; uk, Національна академія наук України, ''Natsional’na akademiya nauk Ukrayiny'', abbr: NAN Ukraine) is a self-governing state-funded organization in Ukraine th ...

Institute of Cybernetics. Until 1994, Abbaszadeh worked on a number of government and non-government projects in the field of education.Azərbaycanın qadın siyasətçiləri
Azerbaijan Gender Information Centre. In 1994, she was appointed Deputy Chair of the State Students Admission Commission (SSAC), a newly established organisation in charge of the national entrance test for aspiring post-secondary students. In October 2000, she was appointed head of the said committee. As the Chair of the SSAC, Abbaszadeh was a vocal critic of the education policy under ex-Minister of Education

Misir Mardanov Misir Jumayil oglu Mardanov (born October 3, 1946). Member of ANAS (2017), director of the AMEA Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, former Minister of Education of Azerbaijan, doctor of physical and mathematical sciences and university profes ...

, which, according to her, yielded lower examination score among prospective students year after year.Fəzail Ağamalı: "Məleykə Abbaszadə təkəbbürlü və kariyeristdir"
Azadlig. 17 February 2013. In 2012, she openly questioned the transparency of the Best School and Best Teacher award contest held by the Ministry of Education. In 2013, she accused the Ministry of reporting false numbers of students currently enrolled in secondary schools. Abbaszadeh also pointed out significant flaws and errors in the Ministry-approved textbooks. According to opposition media, Abbaszadeh's towering criticism of Mardanov was in fact part of the behind-the-scene campaign orchestrated by the Presidential Administration and aimed at removing Misir Mardanov from his position. Mardanov, one of the most controversial ministers, was replaced by Mikayil Jabbarov as the Education Minister on 19 April 2013 by a presidential decree.

Personal life

Abbaszadeh was married to Ilgar Abbaszadeh, but is now divorced. They have two daughters.Məleykə Abbaszadənin ərə getməsi xəbəri yalan çıxdı
168.az. 5 July 2012. Abbaszadeh's daughter

Nargiz Birk-Petersen Nargiz Ilgar qizi Birk-Petersen (née Abbaszadeh; ; born 7 August 1976) is an Azerbaijani-American lawyer, presenter and model. She is known for presenting the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan together with Eldar Gasimov and Le ...

was one of the three presenters of the

Eurovision Song Contest 2012 The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song " Running Scared" by the duo Ell & Nikki. It was the first time Azerb ...

held in Baku.Maleyka Abbaszadeh: 'I'm Proud of My Daughter Nargiz'
. Azadinform. 16 May 2012.

References

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