Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) (Azeri: Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (AMEA)), located in Baku, is the main state research organization in Azerbaijan. It was established in 1935.
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The Academy was based on the Azerbaijan Society for Scientific Research and Studies, which was first affiliated with Baku State University and later with the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1945, the USSR Council of People's Commissars ordered the society to be reorganized into the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR. During its first year, the Academy numbered 15 members; Uzeyir Hajibeyov and Samad Vurgun among them.[1]
The Presidium is currently located in the historical Ismailiyya building on Istiglaliyyat Street in the center of Baku.
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences is divided into 5 departments (altogether they affiliate over 30 research and cultural institutions throughout the country), namely:[1]
The Academy has regional branches in Ganja, Shaki and Lankaran.
The Academy has a two-tier membership. Currently there are 57 active members and 104 corresponding members. Membership is granted through vote. The Academy also grants honorary membership.
The main executive figure in the academy is President of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences [2] who is elected by members of the Academy.
| Name of President | Period served |
|---|---|
| Mir-Asadulla Mirgasimov | 1945–1947 |
| Yusif Mammadaliyev | 1947–1950 1958–1961 |
| Musa Aliyev | 1950–1958 |
| Zahid Khalilov | 1961–1967 |
| Rustam Ismayilov | 1967–1970 |
| Hasan Abdullayev | 1970–1983 |
| Eldar Salayev | 1983–1997 |
| Faramaz Magsudov | 1997–2000 |
| Mahmud Karimov | 2000– |