Ali Hasanov
Əli Həsənov
Head of Department on Social Political Issues,
Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Republic
In office
September 30, 1995 – November 29, 2019
PresidentHeydar Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev
Succeeded byDepartment abolished
Personal details
Born (1960-03-10) March 10, 1960
Azerbaijan

Ali Mahammadali oglu Hasanov (Azerbaijani: Əli Məhəmmədəli oğlu Həsənov) (born March 3, 1960) is a professor and an Azerbaijani politician who served as an assistant to the President for Public and Political Issues and Head of Department of Public and Political Issues, Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Republic.[1]

Early life

Hasanov was born on March 10, 1960, in Tananam village of Sharur Rayon, Nakhchivan AR, Azerbaijan. He graduated from Moscow State University and has a PhD in History. From May 19, 1992, until December 2, 1993, Hasanov worked as an inspector at the main office of Nakhchivan State University.[1]

Political career

From February 23, 1994, until September 29, 1995, he was the Director of the Ideology Department of New Azerbaijan Party. Hasanov then worked as the Assistant Director of the Head of Department on Social Political Issues of the Executive Apparatus from September 30, 1995, until July 9, 1996, and as its head from July 9, 1996, through July 19, 2005. When the official name of the apparatus was changed to Presidential Administration, Hasanov was re-appointed to the same position. He was the Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan for public and political issues.[1] On November 29, 2019 his department was abolished and position dismissed.[2][3]

Political views

Hasanov was known for his nationalist-tinged vitriol against government opponents, which he labeled “anti-national elements” or “foreign anti-Azerbaijan forces.” One of his most common targets was foreign-funded democracy promotion efforts, which “mislead some of our young people to act against the state, funded from various filthy sources which push them to act in an unhealthy, anti-national way,” he told a pro-government youth group in 2013.

In 2010, he went so far as to propose the adoption of a “national” ending for Azerbaijani surnames, like the Russian “-ov” or the Georgian “-adze.” He suggested “-az,” but it never caught on.[4]

Ambassador of the United States of America in the Republic of Azerbaijan Anne E. Derse in her dispatch to the State Department described him as "Hasanov is a blunt instrument, not a visionary thinker"

In 2020 Azerbaijani media sources wrote about links of Ali Hasanov and his son Shamkhal Hasanli with FETO organization.[5][6]

On social media, Ali Hasanov was called the “father of trolls”, implying that he was the one who managed the Internet trolls who praise the government and attack those who voice complaints online.[7]

In September 14, 2020 Turkish official newspaper "Turkiye" admitted Ali Hasanov's links with FETO.[8][9][10]

Awards

In March 2010, Hasanov was awarded with Vətənə xidmətə görə (For Service to the Motherland) medal by the President Ilham Aliyev.[11]

Family Business

In his interview to BBC Azerbaijan on June 27, 2014 Ali Hasanov confirmed that is proud for business of his family members. He confirmed that despite the fact that he holds public office, his family members are owners of Araz FM, Golden Prince LLC, Kaspi Global MMC, Kaspi Medical Center, “Mətbuat Evi” LLC, Kaspi – EC LLC, Kaspi Co. housing cooperative, Kaspi.Az, “Kaspi Mətbuat Yayımı” LLC, "Kaspi" newspaper, Xezer TV. His son Shamkhal Hasanli is the President of Xezer TV. On March 6, 2020 his son was fired and producer Murad Dadashev was appointed new head of Xezer TV. His son Shamkhal Hasanov was engaged in financing of FETO using proxies.[12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Azərbaycan Prezidenti. Struktur. Həsənov Əli Məhəmmədəli oğlu" [Office of President of Azerbaijan. Organization. Ali Hasanov Mahammadali oglu]. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Ali Hasanov dismissed from his post". aztv.az. Archived from the original on 2019-12-03.
  3. ↑ GundemXeber.Az, "Əli Həsənovun FETO ilə ortaqlığı ortaya cıxdı-FOTO FAKT", GundemXeber, Jan 15, 2020
  4. ↑ Durna Safarova, "Azerbaijan’s notorious ideologue suffers precipitous fall", Eurasinet, Jan 17, 2020
  5. ↑ Adekvat.Az Archived 2020-11-19 at the Wayback Machine "Əli Həsənovun FETO ilə ortaqlığı ortaya cıxdı – FOTOFAKT, Adekvat.az, January 15, 2020
  6. ↑ Pia.Az "Əli Həsənovun FETO ilə ortaqlığı ortaya cıxdı - Foto fakt, Pia.az, January 15, 2020
  7. ↑ Jam News Archived 2020-02-28 at the Wayback Machine "Azerbaijani president fires country’s ‘chief censor’, replaces several members of team, Jam News, January 15, 2020
  8. ↑ Küçük, Cem. "Azerbaycan'da FETÖ izi". Turkiye Gazetesi. Archived from the original on 2020-09-14.
  9. ↑ ""Türkiye" qəzeti Əli Həsənovu vurdu: "FETÖ-yə bağlıdır"". Musavat Qəzeti. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08.
  10. ↑ "Türkiyə mediası Əli Həsənovu FETÖ-çü adlandırdı". QafqazInfo.az. Archived from the original on 2020-09-17.
  11. ↑ "Əli Həsənov 1-ci dərəcəli "Vətənə xidmətə görə" ordeni ilə təltif edilib" [Ali Hasanov awarded with 1st rank "For Service to the Motherland" medal]. 525-ci qazet. 2010-03-10. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  12. ↑ oval (2020-02-03). "Fetullah Gulen movement is still ruling in the advertising market of Azerbaijan?". Oval. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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