Ziyafet Asgarov
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Ziyafet Asgarov Abbas oglu is a professor and an Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

i politician serving as the First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Republic , also called Chairman of the National Assembly is the Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament. The current Speaker is Ogtay Asadov...

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Ealy life

Asgarov was born on October 24, 1963 in Aşağı Uzunoba
Asagi Uzunoba
Aşağı Uzunoba is a village and municipality in the Babek Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 435....

 village of Babek Rayon, Nakhchivan AR of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. He graduated from Azerbaijan State University cum laude. From 1990, he worked as a professor at the Law Department, deputy director of the department, assistant dean of the Law Department at the Azerbaijan State University. Currently, he's also a professor of the Constitutional Law Department of the same university. In 1995, he was one of the members of the working group of a commission which drafted the Constitution of Azerbaijan
Constitution of Azerbaijan
The Constitution of Azerbaijan was adopted on 12 November 1995 by popular referendum and amended on 24 August 2002. It carries the "highest legal force" in Azerbaijan as per article 147.-Preamble:...

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Political career

Asgarov was elected deputy to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
National Assembly of Azerbaijan
The National Assembly , also transliterated as Milli Majlis is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies and 25 were members elected by proportional...

 in 1995 parliamentary elections
Azerbaijani parliamentary election, 1995–1996
Parliamentary elections to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan were held in Azerbaijan on 12 November 1995, with a second round on 26 November. However, the results were declared invalid due to fraud in 15 constituencies, with fresh elections held on 4 February 1996.The result was a victory for the...

 and subsequently re-elected in 2000 and 2005 elections. From November 24, 2000 through December 2, 2005 he served as the Deputy Speaker, and from December 2, 2005 until November 29, 2010, he served as the First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.
Asgarov was again re-elected to the National Assembly from 76th Lankaran
Lankaran
-History:The city was built on a swamp along the northern bank of the river bearing the city's name. There are remains of human settlements in the area dating back to the Neolithic period as well as ruins of fortified villages from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Lankaran's history is rather recent,...

-Astara
Astara
Astara may refer to:* Astara * Astara, Iran* Astara, Azerbaijansee also: Astana...

 electoral district in November 2010 parliamentary elections
Azerbaijani parliamentary election, 2010
A parliamentary election was held in Azerbaijan on 7 November 2010.-Candidates:The registration of candidates ends October 15 when the campaign period ends...

 and remains the First Deputy Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament. Asgarov is also the Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee of the National Assembly and head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Founded in 1955, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly serves as the consultative interparliamentary organisation for the North Atlantic Alliance. Its current President is Karl A...

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He's a PhD in Law and an author to several textbooks and dozens of scientific publications.
Asgarov is married and has two children.
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