National Assembly (Azerbaijan)

The **National Assembly** (), is the legislature of the government in Azerbaijan. It is in the capital Baku. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 members who are directly elected in general elections by the people for a five-year term and can be re-elected without any limit.

The members cannot be put on trial or put in prison during their term.

Previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies and 25 members were elected by proportional representation. However, during the latest election, all 125 members were elected from single-member constituencies.

The National Assembly of Azerbaijan was the first secular republican parliament in the Muslim world.

The National Assembly is headed by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan assisted by the First Deputy Speaker and two deputy speakers. Ogtay Asadov is the current speaker of the National Assembly, Ziyafet Asgarov is the First Deputy Speaker and, Bahar Muradova and Valeh Alasgarov are deputy speakers.

## Speakers of the National Assembly (Supreme Soviet to 1991, National Council 1991–1992) of Azerbaijan

- Elmira Gafarova February 5, 1991–March 5, 1992.
- Yagub Mammadov March 5, 1992–May 18, 1992
- Isa Gambar May 18, 1992–June 13, 1993
- Heydar Aliyev June 24, 1993–November 5, 1993
- Rasul Guliyev November 1993–November 24, 1995
- Rasul Guliyev November 24, 1995–September 11, 1996
- Murtuz Alasgarov October 16, 1996–November 24, 2000
- Murtuz Alasgarov November 24, 2000–2005
- Ogtay Asadov - December 2, 2005–November 29, 2010
- Ogtay Asadov - November 29, 2010–March 10,2020
- Sahiba Gafarova-March 10,2020–today

## Parliamentary Committees

The National Assembly has 11 parliamentary committees (groups formed by the members of parliament):
- _Legal Policies and State Structuring Committee_
- _Defense and Security Committee_
- _Economimic Policies Committee_
- _Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Ecology_
- _Committee on Agrarian Policies_
- _Social Policies Committee_
- _Committee on Regional Issues_
- _Committee on Science and Education_
- _Committee on Cultural Issues_
- _International and Interparliamentary Relations Committee_
- _Human Rights Committee_

The parliament publishes its own newspaper _Azərbaycan qəzeti_ (Azerbaijan newspaper) which is sold around the country.

## Related pages

- List of political parties in Azerbaijan
- President of Azerbaijan
- Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

## Other websites

- National Assembly of Azerbaijan Website

## Infobox (legislature)

- **background color**: #2C4464
- **text color**: #FFFFFF
- **name**: National Assembly of Azerbaijan
- **native name**: Azərbaycan Milli Məclisi
- **legislature**: 6th legislature (since March 10, 2020)
- **coa pic**: Logo of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.svg
- **coa res**: 200px
- **house type**: Unicameral
- **houses**: 1
- **leader1 type**: Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
- **leader1**: Sahiba Gafarova
- **party1**: New Azerbaijan Party
- **election1**: March 10, 2020
- **members**: 125
- **structure1**: Azerbaijan_Milli_Majlis_Parliament_2021.svg
- **structure1 res**: 250px
- **political groups1**: New Azerbaijan Party (70)
  Civic Solidarity Party (3)
  Motherland Party (1)
  Independent (politician), Independent (41)
- **last election1**: 9 February 2020 =
- **meeting place**: Milli Majlis building, Baku, Azerbaijan
- **website**: [http://www.meclis.gov.az/ www.meclis.gov.az]