Panah Chodar oghlu Huseyn (, born 28 October 1957), also known as Panah Huseynli, was the 1st Secretary of State and 5th

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Early life

Huseyn was born in Garagashli village of

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region of

. He graduated with a degree in

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from the

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. In 1980 through 1983, he worked as a teacher in a secondary school in the Sabirabad district and was a scientific researcher at a History Museum. In 1997–2000, Huseynov worked at the Philosophy and Law Institute of

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Political career

Huseyn is one of the co-founders of

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. With the arrival of the Azerbaijan Popular Front in power in May 1992, Panah Huseyn was appointed the Secretary of State of the

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. In early 1993, he became the

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but was removed in June 1993 following demands from the rebelling general

Suret Huseynov Surat Davud oghlu Huseynov (; 12 February 1959 – 31 July 2023) was an Azerbaijani military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister after ousting Azerbaijan President Abulfaz Elchibey in the 1993 Azerbaijan military coup. Huseyn ...

(unrelated to Panah Huseynov) to sack Huseynov and dissolve the

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. He was then replaced by Suret Huseynov himself after

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came to power in June 1993. In 2005 Parliamentary elections, Huseyn was elected a deputy from Sabirabad district. He also serves as member of commissions on national security and defense issues of

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and is a member of Azerbaijan-France, Azerbaijan-Iran, Azerbaijan-Russia, Azerbaijan-Turkey inter-parliamentary working groups. Huseynov was arrested on charges of organizing disorders in Baku after the results of parliamentary elections were announced in 2005 but was pardoned later on.

Personal life

Huseyn is married and has 3 children. He is fluent in

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References

Prime ministers of Azerbaijan Politicians from Baku Government ministers of Azerbaijan 1957 births Living people Azerbaijani Popular Front Party politicians People from Sabirabad District Baku State University alumni {{Azerbaijan-politician-stub