I welcome you at the website of the Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic.

The Milli Majlis that has 125 members discharges the legislative power in the Azerbaijan Republic. The tenure of parliament convocation is 5 years long.

The 6^th Milli Majlis was formed consequent to the election held on 9 February 2020. Whilst the representatives of 11 political parties were elected to the unicameral parliament, the majority of the seats are occupied by the New Azerbaijan Party, which is the leading political force of the society.

There are lauded political and public figures, scientists and specialists, people of letters and other cultural luminaries amongst the MPs; 22 of the MPs are women.

The Milli Majlis has in action 15 committees, 2 commissions and the working groups for relations with the parliaments of more than 80 countries.

The Milli Majlis founded the Chamber of Accounts of the Azerbaijan Republic in order that it would oversee the parliamentary budgets.

Every year, the Milli Majlis hears the accounts, reports and information bulletins of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Chamber of Accounts, the Commissioner (ombudsman) for Human Rights, the government authority controlling the municipalities’ activities, the National Counter-Human Trade Action Co-ordinator and the government authority supervising the maintenance of the gender equality in the country.

The work of the Azerbaijani parliament is based on the principles of openness and transparency and the website that we now present to you is one manifestation of this approach. I am certain that the materials gathered on the website will help you better acquaint yourselves with the work and activities of the legislative authority of Azerbaijan.

Sahiba GAFAROVA
Chair of the Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic

Doctor of Philology, Professor

Member of the New Azerbaijan Party.

Graduated with honors from the Baku Slavic University and the Azerbaijan University of Languages.
1981-2020           Senior lecturer, associated professor at the Baku Slavic University
2002-2004           Dean of the Faculty of Western languages at the Western University (Baku, Azerbaijan)
2004-2020           Vice-rector for international relations of the Baku Slavic University (pro bono during 2010-2020)
2006                    Institute for Women's and Gender Studies of the Michigan University - Fulbright Student (scholarship of the US Department of State)
2010-up to date   Member of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan- The Fourth, Fifth and Sixth convocations
2010-2020           Member of the delegation of Azerbaijan to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
2012-2013           Chairperson of the Racism and Xenophobia Sub-Committee at the PACE
2014-2015           Chairperson of the Gender Equality Sub-Committee at the PACE
2015-2020           Deputy Chair of the Committee on Family, Women and Children issues of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2015-2017           General rapporteur on violence against women, Political coordinator of the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence of the PACE,
2016-2018           Chair of Migration, Refugees and Displaced persons Committee of PACE and member of PACE Bureau
2018-2020           Head of the delegation of Azerbaijan to the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly

March 10, 2020   Speaker of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Currently: the Head of the delegations of Azerbaijan to the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network (NAM PN), Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Member-Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS), Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURK PA) and Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO), Parliamentary Assembly of the Association of South East Nations (AIPA).

In 2016, Prof. Dr Sahiba Gafarova was conferred by the order of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the honorary title of “Honored teacher” for her contribution to the development of education.

Author of a monography, several books and scientific articles.

Speaks English, Turkish and Russian languages.