Gudrat Gasanguliev Explained

Gudrat Gasanguliev
Native Name Lang:az
Office:Chairman of the
Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party
Term Start:4 April 2004
Predecessor:Position established
Office2:Member of Azerbaijani Parliament
Term Start2:5 March 2003
Birth Name:Gudrat Muzaffarovich Gasanguliev
Birth Date:29 January 1965
Birth Place:Abragunus, Dzhulfa District, Nakhichevan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship:Azerbaijani
Party:BAXCP (since 2004)
Children:2
Alma Mater:Baku State University
Occupation:Politician

Gudrat Muzaffarovich Gasanguliev (Azerbaijani: Qüdrət Müzəffər oğlu Həsənquliyev, Russian: Гудрат Музаффарович Гасангулиев, born 29 January 1965) is an Azerbaijani politician currently serving as the Chairman of the Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (BAXCP) since 2004. He is also the Member of the National Assembly since 2003. He unsuccessfully contested for presidential elections since 2003, in which he lost to the incumbent President Ilkham Aliyev.

Gasanguliev was born on 29 January 1965 in the village of Abragunus, Dzhulfa District, Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.[1] He graduated with honours from the Faculty of Law of Baku State University.[1] Prior to entering politics, he worked as an investigator in the prosecutor's office of the Nasimi District of Baku, assistant to the Secretary of State of Azerbaijan, and as a senior lecturer at Baku Asia University.[1]

Although Gasanguliev started his political career in the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AXCP), he withdrew from the party in 2002 due to internal conflicts.[1] He was firstly elected to the National Assembly in 2003.[1]

Gasanguliev supports to rename the country's name to "Northern Azerbaijan".[2] He, who criticises the country for being an undemocratic, supports the parliamentary system with a symbolic President and executive Prime Minister.[3]

References

  1. News: 1 April 2014. Гасангулиев Гудрат Музаффар оглу. 6 February 2024.
  2. News: 4 February 2012. Azerbaidjanul a luat cursul spre "Nordul" Iranului. 6 February 2024.
  3. News: 20 January 2024. @secki2024 on X. 6 February 2024.