Aynur Sofiyeva

Aynur Sofiyeva (born 19 July 1970) is an Azerbaijani politician and former chess player. She has been Deputy Chair of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs since 2007.

Early life and education

Sofiyeva was born on 19 July 1970 in Qakh District. She graduated from Baku State University with a degree in journalism in 1991, and a degree in law in 2001.[1][2]

Chess player

Sofiyeva has played chess since 1974. She was district champion at age 6, and national and Soviet Union champion at 15.[2] She won a gold medal al at the World Championships in 1990.[3] She was the first international grandmaster in Azerbaijan and in the Islamic world. From 2002 until 2007 she served as President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation.[1][4][5]

Career

Sofiyeva worked as a legal advisor at the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population from 1998 until 2000. She was elected as a member of the National Assembly in 2000 for the New Azerbaijan Party representing the Sheki district,[6] serving until 2005.[2] She was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2004 until 2006.[7]

In March 2007, she was appointed Deputy Chair of the State Committee on Family, Women and Children's Affairs,[1] working to promote gender equality.[8][9] In 2011, she proposed increasing the marriage age for Azerbaijani girls.[10]

Personal life

Sofiyeva is married to footballer and former national coach Yunis Hüseynov and they have two children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "“Tanınmış cütlüklər” - Məşhur futbolçu və şahmatçı necə yola gedirlər?..". Modern Az (in Azerbaijani). 28 December 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Women's Economic Empowerment as a Tool for Combating and Eliminating Violence against Women" (PDF). UN Women's Watch. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "LIst of WUC Chess Medallists" (PDF). FISU.
  4. ↑ "Aynur Sofiyeva reelected president of Azerbaijani Chess Federation". Today Az. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "World Juniors and Girls Chess Champ 2003". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 4 July 2003. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Preliminary Results".
  7. ↑ "MPs en route to Strasbourg". Trend news agency. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Azerbaijan: promoting gender equality in the media". News. EU Neighbours East. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  9. ↑ Qanbarli, Gulnaz (6 May 2011). "Plight of Single Mothers in Azerbaijan". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Zarbaliyeva, K. (26 March 2011). "Parents violating their children's rights may be prosecuted in Azerbaijan". Trend. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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