Elmira Süleymanova
Elmira Teymur qızı Süleymanova
Elmira Süleymanova, 2010
1st Ombudsman
In office
2 July 2002 – 29 November 2019
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Preceded bySabina Aliyeva
Personal details
Born17 July 1937
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Alma materBaku State University
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Elmira Süleymanova (Azerbaijani: Elmira Teymur qızı Süleymanova; born 17 July 1937), is an Azerbaijani chemist and civil servant. In 2002 she became the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic.[1]

Biography

Süleymanova was born in Baku on 17 July 1937 and graduated in Chemistry from the State University of Azerbaijan and graduated with honors. Since then she worked in the Institute of Petrochemical Processes of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences as a laboratory assistant and later became the Head of the laboratory. In 1967 she got a postgraduate from the National Academy of Sciences, in 1980 a doctorate and has been a university professor since 1988. She is also member of the New York Academy of Sciences since 1997. Is the author 200 scientific works and collaborated in near 40 inventions for Chemistry and Perfumuery industries.[2]

She is expert in Petrochemicals and Organic Chemistry. She is the founder and honorary president of Azerbaijan Women and Development Center, a NGO that have the consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council.[3]

Career as Ombudsman

The National Assembly elected Süleymanova as the first Ombudsman on 2 July 2002,[4] and was re-elected in 2010.[5]

In 2004, regarding the 30-year prison sentence of Ramil Safarov, she stated that Safarov's punishment was too harsh and that "Safarov must become an example of patriotism for the Azerbaijani youth".[6][7]

In 2015 she was named vice-president of the Asian Ombudsman Association[8] and is also member of the European Ombudsman Institute. As Ombudsman, she has implemented programs that protect and improve the status of women and the elderly, displaced youth, the poor, and victims of violence.

The President Ilham Aliyev awarded her the Order of Glory in 2007 and the Order of Honor in 2017 for her contribution on the defence of the human rights.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ @Nasir. "Aliyeva Sabina Yashar gizi Biography". The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Elmira Suleymanova (Azerbaijan) | WikiPeaceWomen – English". wikipeacewomen.org. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Azerweb.az". www.azerweb.az. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  4. ↑ "Decisions of the Milli Majlis on election of the Commissioner". www.ombudsman.gov.az. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  5. ↑ AZERBAIJAN | Commissioner For Human Rights Re-Elected
  6. ↑ Grigorian, Marina; Orujev, Rauf (20 April 2006). "Murder Case Judgement Reverberates Around Caucasus". Institute for War & Peace Reporting. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  7. ↑ “Zerkalo” Newspaper, Baku, 28.02.2004
  8. ↑ Elmira Suleymanova elected vice-president of Asian Ombudsman Association
  9. ↑ E. T. Süleymanovanın "Şöhrət" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında (in Azerbaijani)
  10. ↑ E.T.Süleymanovanın “Şərəf” ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı (in Azerbaijani)
  11. ↑ Elmira Süleymanova “Şərəf” ordeni ilə təltif edilib (in Azerbaijani)
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