Who is Sabina Aliyeva, re-elected as Azerbaijan’s ombudsman? – PROFILE

Following a vote in the Milli Majlis, the candidacy of Sabina Yashar Aliyeva was supported.

TodayPress TV presents her profile:

Sabina Aliyeva was born on May 7, 1980, in Baku, into the family of public and political figure and diplomat Yashar Aliyev.

In 1996, she graduated with honours from Secondary School No. 8 in Baku’s Nasimi district. She subsequently studied at the Faculty of Law of Baku State University, earning her bachelor’s degree in 2000 and her master’s degree in 2002, both with honours.

From 2009 to 2012, she pursued additional higher education in international relations at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

In 2016, she defended her dissertation on “The Implementation of International Legal Norms on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into the Legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan”, specialising in international law and human rights. She was awarded a PhD in Law.

Aliyeva began her career at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2000. After holding various positions, she was appointed deputy chief of staff in 2015. On June 21, 2016, a presidential decree awarded her the qualification rank of State Counsellor, 3rd Class.

On November 29, 2019, Aliyeva was elected Azerbaijan’s Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) by a decision of the Milli Majlis, from among three candidates nominated by the President.

She is married and has two children. Her husband is Milli Majlis member Siyavush Novruzov.

Aliyeva will therefore continue to head the country’s principal human rights institution for another term.