Aynur Mammadiyya qizi Sofiyeva (Azerbaijani: Aynur Məmmədiyyə qızı Sofiyeva[2]; 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.
| Aynur Sofiyeva | |
|---|---|
 Sofiyeva in 2015 | |
| Country | Azerbaijan Soviet Union |
| Born | 19 July 1970 Qakh, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (1991) |
| FIDE rating | 2313 (June 2022) |
| Peak rating | 2420 (July 1991) |
| Peak ranking | No. 12 (July 1991)[1] |
Early life and education
editSofiyeva 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.[3][4]
Chess player
editSofiyeva has played chess since 1974. She was district champion at age 6, and national and Soviet Union champion at 15.[4] She won a gold medal al at the World Championships in 1990.[5] 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.[3][6][7]
Career
editSofiyeva 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,[8] serving until 2005.[4] She was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2004 until 2006.[9]
In March 2007, she was appointed Deputy Chair of the State Committee on Family, Women and Children's Affairs,[3] working to promote gender equality.[10][11] In 2011, she proposed increasing the marriage age for Azerbaijani girls.[12]
Personal life
editSofiyeva is married to footballer and former national coach Yunis Hüseynov and they have two children.[3]
References
edit- ^ "FIDE Rating List :: July 1991". OlimpBase. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası idmançılarının təltif edilməsi haqqında" (in Azerbaijani). e-qanun.az. 5 March 1995. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d ""Tanınmış cütlüklər" – Məşhur futbolçu və şahmatçı necə yola gedirlər?." Modern Az (in Azerbaijani). 28 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Women's Economic Empowerment as a Tool for Combating and Eliminating Violence against Women" (PDF). UN Women's Watch. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "List of WUC Chess Medallists" (PDF). FISU. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Aynur Sofiyeva reelected president of Azerbaijani Chess Federation". Today Az. 6 May 2006. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "World Juniors and Girls Chess Champ 2003". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 4 July 2003. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Preliminary Results". Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "MPs en route to Strasbourg". Trend news agency. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Azerbaijan: promoting gender equality in the media". News. EU Neighbours East. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Qanbarli, Gulnaz (6 May 2011). "Plight of Single Mothers in Azerbaijan". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Zarbaliyeva, K. (26 March 2011). "Parents violating their children's rights may be prosecuted in Azerbaijan". Trend. Retrieved 29 July 2017.