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.Gafarova became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on June 22, 1989
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 

References

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