# Irada Huseynova (historian)

Irada Mehtigulu gizi Huseynova (April 19, 1963, Baku) — Azerbaijani historian, doctor of historical sciences (2003), professor (2005), deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2002–2011) head of the Department of History of the Caucasian Peoples of the Faculty of History of Baku State University (since 2011).

## Life and education

Irada Huseynova was born on April 19, 1963 in Baku. In 1980, she graduated from secondary school No. 8 in Baku with excellent grades. In 1980, she entered the full-time department of the Faculty of History of Azerbaijan State University and graduated with honours in 1985.
In 1981, while studying in the second year of the full-time department of the Faculty of History of Azerbaijan State University, she began her labour activity, was elected as the full-time deputy chairman of the university's trade union organisation, and worked from 1981 to 1989. To continue her scientific and pedagogical activities, she was retained at the university by the decision of the Scientific Council and the appointment of the Ministry of Education. In 1982-1987, she was a representative of the XVI, XVII congresses of the Azerbaijan SSR Trade Union and the XVII, XVIII congresses of the USSR Trade Union, a member of the Central Inspection Commission and the Presidium of the USSR Trade Union, and at that time represented Azerbaijan at the Union level. She defended her candidacy and doctoral dissertations.

## Socio-political activity

She was a representative of the I Forum of Creative Intellectuals of the CIS countries, held on October 7–8, 2004.
She delivered a report on "Democratic and Civic Principles in Education" at the international conference held by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on December 6–7, 2001.
Irada Huseynova was appointed Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev dated August 7, 2002, and worked in this position from 2002 to 2011. 2006- By the orders of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, she was appointed a member of the Intergovernmental Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan - the Republic of Belarus, and the Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the city of Moscow.

## Labor activity

1981-1989 deputy chairman of the Student Trade Union of Azerbaijan State University.
1985-2005 senior researcher, teacher, senior lecturer, associate professor, professor of the Department of History of the USSR and the Soviet Period of Azerbaijan State University (later renamed the Department of History of Turkic and Caucasian Peoples of Baku State University).
2002- 2011 by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev dated August 7, 2002, Irada Huseynova was appointed Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
From 2011 to the present, she is the Head of the Department of History of the Caucasian Peoples of Baku State University.

## Party activity

In 2000, she was nominated as a candidate for a deputy to the Milli Majlis in the proportional system elections of the New Azerbaijan Party.
From 1999 to 2021, she was a member of the Political Council of the "New Azerbaijan" party's governing body - the "New Azerbaijan" party - from the 1st Congress to the 7th Congress. She was also the chairman of the Women's Council of the "New Azerbaijan" party at Baku State University.
In May 2014, she was elected a member of the Women's Council and Board of Directors of the New Azerbaijan Party for the Republic.
In 2014, she was elected Deputy Chairman of the Commission on Humanitarian Issues of the New Azerbaijan Party.

## Awards

* 2007 - Winner of the European Commission TEMPUS Individual Travel Grant and delivered a scientific report at the international conference on science and education issues held in Sweden within the framework of the TEMPUS Program.
* In September 2008, she was awarded the honorary title of "Honored Teacher" by the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
* 2011 - Awarded the International "Socrates" Prize at Oxford University in England for her services in the development of science, education and innovations.
* She is a member of the editorial board of the journal History of Science.