Razi Qulaməli oğlu Nurullayev (born 1 April 1971) is an Azerbaijani politician who is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. One of the biggest oppositionists in Azerbaijan 2018, 2024 Presidential elections candidate.
Razi Qulaməli oğlu Nurullayev | |
|---|---|
 Nurullayev in 2024 | |
| Chairman of the National Front Party | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the National Assembly for Imishli | |
| Assumed office 9 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Basil Qasimov |
| Deputy-chairperson for Foreign Affairs of the APFP | |
| In office September 2009 – February 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1971 Imishli, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | National Front Party |
| Other political affiliations | Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (until 2015) |
| Residence | Baku |
| Alma mater | Azerbaijan University of Languages Southern Russian Humanitarian Institute |
| Website | Official blog |
He is founder and chair of the National Front Party.[1]
Early life and education
editNurullayev was born on 1 April 1971 in Khalfali village of Imishli District in Azerbaijan SSR.
In 1978-1988 he received primary and secondary education at the school of Khalfali village of Imishli District.[2][3]
In 1997 Nurullayev received a master's degree from Azerbaijan University of Languages, and in 2005 he graduated from Southern Russian Humanitarian Institute’s Law Faculty. [2][3]
Political career
editIn February 2005 Razi Nurullayev formed Yox! Movement – Azerbaijan. The stated aim of the movement was to say "YOX" (NO) to anti-democratic thinking.[2][3]
Since 2009 he has been a deputy-chairperson for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP).[2][3]
Nurullayev ran in the 2009 Municipal elections and 2010 parliamentary elections.
In 2023, Nurullayev supported legislation that restricted the ability of political parties to register and compete in Azerbaijani politics. The bill, which was passed into law by the parliament dominated by Ilham Aliyev's New Azerbaijan Party, further restricted the already limited ability of opposition to contest elections in Azerbaijan.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Azerbaijani political parties struggle amid new restrictive law". Eurasianet. 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Razi Nurullayev". axcp.biz. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ^ a b c d "Razi Nurullayev" (in Azerbaijani and English). blog.razinurullayev.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
External links
edit- Official blog
- Joshua Noonan (2014-09-11). ""The party system has been killed." An interview with Azerbaijan's Razi Nurullayev". ypfp.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- Talk TV (2016-11-05). "Razi Nurullayev: "Türkiyə "Osmanlı" varisi kimi İraq torpaqlarına iddia edə bilər"" (in Azerbaijani). YouTube/Talk TV Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- Səxavət Məmməd (2016-11-07). ""Üst-başı pis gündə gəzərdim, "bomja" oxşayardım..." — AXCP sədri" (in Azerbaijani). olke.az. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
- Talk TV (2016-12-01). ""Baxış bucağı" - Razi Nurullayev: "Qiymət artımı vətəndaş-hökumət qarşıdurması yaradacaq"" (in Azerbaijani). YouTube/Talk TV Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2017-08-01.