Murtuz Najaf oglu Alasgarov (; 20 September 1928 – 7 August 2012), also spelled as Murtuz Aleskerov, was an

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i politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 1996 to 2005.

Early life

Alasgarov was born on September 20, 1928, in

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. He graduated from Law Department of the Azerbaijan State University. From 1954, he was the Senior Professor and then Dean of the Law Department of Azerbaijan State University, and from 1957 the Dean of International Law Department. From 1965, he was the Director of the Department of Constitutional Law at the same university. In 1993–1996, he was the Rector of

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. Alasgarov was also an Honorary Doctor of the Kiev State University.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan in the 1995 parliamentary elections and re-elected in the 2000 parliamentary elections. On October 16, 1996, he was elected the Speaker of the National Assembly by the members of the parliament and re-elected on November 24, 2000. He was then replaced by Ogtay Asadov in December 2005. In the 2005 parliamentary elections, Alasgarov was re-elected to the parliament from Garadag district of

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. He was also the Deputy Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party. According to media reports, Alasgarov did not run for re-election in November 2010 due to diabetes-related health issues.

Works and awards

He has been awarded with ''İstiqlal'' (Sovereignty) order, ''Honorary Diploma of Azerbaijani President'' award of Azerbaijan, ''Содружество'' order of CIS and

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of Russia, Gold Medal from WOSCO (World Organization for Scientific Cooperation). He has authored over 30 scientific publications, textbooks and over 200 scientific articles. Alasgarov was a member of Azerbaijani Lawyers and

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s. Alasgarov was fluent in English and Russian. He was married and had three children. He died in Baku in 2012 after a long illness.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alasgarov, Murtuz 1928 births 2012 deaths Members of the National Assembly (Azerbaijan) Politicians from Ganja, Azerbaijan Chairmen of the National Assembly (Azerbaijan) Recipients of the Istiglal Order Rectors of Baku State University

Early life

Political career

Works and awards

See also

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