Ogtay Asadov

Ogtay Asadov Sabir oglu (Azerbaijani: Oqtay Əsədov Sabir oğlu; born January 3, 1955) is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.

Ealy life

Asadov was born in the Arevis village of the Syunik region in Armenia. He graduated from the Machinery Manufacturing Technologies Department of Azerbaijan State Oil Academy. From 1976 on, Asadov worked as the assistant manager and then manager at Baku Air Conditioners Plant. In 1979, he was hired as the Senior Engineer at Azerbaijan Main Renovation and Special Construction Department and then worked in management of Azərsantexquraşdırma subsidiary of the same organization. In 1996-2004, he was the President of Absheron Su water management company and in 2004-2005, he was the President of Azersu concern. He is member of International Water Association.^[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan in the 2000 Parliamentary elections and subsequently re-elected in 2005 from Absheron Rayon and 2010 from Binagadi district of Baku. On December 2, 2005 he was elected the Speaker of the National Assembly by the members of the parliament and re-elected on November 29, 2010. He is the head of Azerbaijani delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of CIS and to the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries (TÜRKPA).^[1][2]

He is also the member of the Political Council of New Azerbaijan Party. Asadov is fluent in English and Russian. He is married and has two children.^[1]

See also

• Cabinet of Azerbaijan
• Government of Azerbaijan

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