Samad Seyidov Ismayil oglu (; born on January 18, 1964) is a

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and an

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who serves as the Member of National Assembly of Azerbaijan from the 36th Khatai electoral district.

Early life

Seyidov was born on January 18, 1964, in

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. He graduated from Psychology Studies Department of

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. Starting from 1986, he worked at Azerbaijan University of Languages as lab assistant, senior lab assistant, senior professor, vice- rector for education issues. In 2000, he was appointed Rector of the Azerbaijan University of Languages. He is member of International Association for Analytical Psychology As the rector of university he has established close ties with universities abroad.

Political career

Seyidov was elected member of parliament during 2000 parliamentary elections to the

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. He was re-elected from Khatai district of Baku on November 6, 2005, during the 2005 parliamentary elections. He was also elected Chairman of International and Interparliamentary Relations Committee of Azerbaijani Parliament. Seyidov also chairs Azerbaijan-US Interparliamentary Relations Working Group and is a member of Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan-Saudi Arabia interparliamentary working groups. He is member of

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. Seyidov chairs the Azerbaijani delegation to

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(PACE) which consists of 12 members of parliament. He has been a member of the assembly since January 22, 2001. Seyidov is a member of Committee on Economic Affairs and Development, Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population, Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the

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(Monitoring Committee), Political Affairs Committee, Sub-Committee on conflict prevention through dialogue and reconciliation and Sub-Committee on External Relations. He currently acts as co-rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Serbia,

PACE Corruption

In 2018 the Parliamentary Assembly of Europe (PACE) announced sanctions against Samad Seyidov for his involvement in the corruption scandal, known as Caviar diplomacy and Azerbaijani laundromat, revealed by the PACE after an investigation. The report said that Baku bribed assembly members to get them to lobby its interests in the organization.

Personal life

Samed Seyidov is fluent in English and

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. He is married and has two children.

Awards

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

, of the third degree (Chevalier) – 2011 * Medal "90th anniversary of the diplomatic service of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1919-2009)" – 2018 * Azerbaijan Democratic Republic 100th anniversary medal – 2019 *

Shohrat Order Shohrat Order (), translated as ''Order of Glory'', is an award presented by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. History and status The order was created by the Decree No. 757 of the President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev and ratified ...

– 2024

References

1964 births Living people Academic staff of the Azerbaijan University of Languages Members of the National Assembly (Azerbaijan) Politicians from Baku {{Azerbaijan-politician-stub