Rasul Guliyev ( az, Rəsul Bayram oğlu Quliyev; born December 10, 1947) was

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 Parliament, Speaker of National ...

from 1993 to 1996.

Biography details

Early years

Guliyev was born on December 10, 1947 in the Gazanchy village of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic 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 ...

. After completing his secondary education in 1965, he entered the Chemistry-Technology faculty of the Oil And Chemistry Institute of Azerbaijan, graduating in 1970 and gaining the profession of a technologist-engineer. He then started working for Chemistry Plants of Azerbaijan in

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. From 1971 to 1992, Guliyev worked in the Baku Oil Refinery Plant as a technologist, chief of workshop, engineer, chief engineer and the director. At the same time, he was elected a deputy to the Baku Soviet of Deputies, and a deputy to the

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in 1990. He was appointed the vice-president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and on December 7, 1992 - Chief of the Main Oil and Gas Processing Office.

Political career

From 11 May 1993 to 9 November 1993, Guliyev worked as the Deputy

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. From November 1993 to November 1995, he was the

. In 1995 Guliyev was re-elected a member of the Milli Majlis and chairman of the

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. He resigned from the post of Speaker of Parliament on September 11, 1996. Guliyev a reformist-democrat in terms of his economic-political views. He emigrated to the United States in 1996. Rasul Guliyev has presented briefings to United States policy makers in numerous forums, including those sponsored by the

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, the

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, the

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, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the

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of the

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. He has

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before the

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on the issue of Elections, Democratization and

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. Prefers peace talks for the resolution of the

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conflict. He is a supporter of defending the rights of free press and free capitalists. He is also a supporter of useful co-operation with close geographic neighbors of Azerbaijan and all countries. He considers democracy a priority in the internal policy of Azerbaijan, and peace and democracy in foreign policy. Considers guaranteed participation of foreign investment in the Azerbaijani industry both acceptable and necessary. Possesses wide relations in international official political circles. In exile, he has been the leader of

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. During the past several years Rasul Guliyev, has devoted his efforts to writing political and historical books that reveal the realities of life in

today. His books have enjoyed widespread interest in the

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forced to leave their homeland because of political persecution. He is married and has three children.

Works and awards

Rasul Guliyev is author of a series of inventions and utilisation suggestions and has a master's degree in Technical Sciences. He has been rewarded with the honorary award of the H.Z.Taghiyev Charity Foundation for his charitable work. Rasul Guliyev is author of the books: * ''Oil And Politics'', U.S. 1997, . * ''Path To Democracy'', 1997, . * ''Purpose Of Our Struggle''. * ''Against The Tide'',2010, , , . * ''The Cost of Truth '' 2011, , , . * ''A Dissident's Destiny, 2013.

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