Razi Nurullayev | |
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.png) Nurullayev in 2015 | |
| Chairman of the National Front Party | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the National Assembly for Imishli | |
| Assumed office 9 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Basil Qasimov |
| Deputy-chairperson for Foreign Affairs of the APFP | |
| In office September 2009 – February 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1971 Imishli, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | National Front Party |
| Other political affiliations | Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (until 2015) |
| Residence | Baku |
| Alma mater | Azerbaijan University of Languages Southern Russian Humanitarian Institute |
| Website | Official blog |
Razi Nurullayev (born 1 April 1971) is an Azerbaijani politician who is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.
He is founder and chair of the National Front Party (Azerbaijan).[1]
Nurullayev was born on 1 April 1971 in Khalfali village of Imishli District in Azerbaijan SSR.
In 1978-1988 he received primary and secondary education at the school of Khalfali village of Imishli District. In 1990s Razi Nurullayev when he was a student started working in oil and other industrial companies such as Baku Steel Company, BUE Caspian Ltd. McDermott Marine Construction, Hyatt hotel, and several newspapers.[2][3]
In 1997 Razi Nurullayev graduated from Azerbaijan University of Languages from the faculty of English-French obtaining master's degree and in 2005 graduated from Southern Russian Humanitarian Institute’s Law Faculty. He also in 2009 received Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd Street Y Developing Community Leaders at Columbia University in New York. In 2004 he got a scholarship to study International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) with Canadian Human Rights Foundation (now Equitas) at John Abbott College in Canada.[2][3] In 2002 – 2006 he served as a research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Law Researches under Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan at the department of “International Relations and International Law”.[2][3]
In February 2005 Razi Nurullayev formed Yox! Movement – Azerbaijan. The stated aim of the movement was to say "YOX" (NO) to anti-democratic thinking, as well as to contribute to the establishment of democracy in Azerbaijan. He was arrested for several times and in order to achieve the immunity he joined the parliamentary elections on the same year and pressures and falsifications kept him away from the parliamentary seat.[2][3]
Since 2009 he is a deputy-chairperson for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) and head of “Region” International Analytical Centre (RIAC) since 2011.[2][3] Razi lectured English language grammar in 2001 – 2003 years at the Azerbaijan University of Languages.[2][3] During 2001 – 2003 R.Nurullayev also worked as a country consultant in Azerbaijan of London-based International Alert.[2][3] In 2001-2002 was appointed an executive director of International Center for Caspian Studies based in Belgium.[2][3]
Later Razi Nurullayev also joined 2009 Municipal elections and 2010 parliamentary elections as s single candidate for the electoral constituency. Nevertheless, he won the elections, but again falsifications kept him outside the parliament, and the official results granted him a second place.[2][3]
In 2023, Nurullayev supported legislation that restricted the ability of political parties to register and compete in Azerbaijani politics.[1] The bill, which was passed into law by the parliament dominated by Ilham Aliyev's New Azerbaijan Party, further restricted the already limited ability of opposition to contest elections in Azerbaijan.[1]