Razi Qulaməli oğlu Nurullayev (born 1 April 1971) is an Azerbaijani politician who is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. One of the biggest oppositionists in Azerbaijan 2018, 2024 Presidential elections candidate.

Razi Qulaməli oğlu Nurullayev
Nurullayev in 2024
Chairman of the National Front Party
Assumed office
29 July 2020
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the National Assembly
for Imishli
Assumed office
9 February 2020
Preceded byBasil Qasimov
Deputy-chairperson for Foreign Affairs of the APFP
In office
September 2009 – February 2015
Personal details
Born (1971-04-01) 1 April 1971 (age 53)
Imishli, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyNational Front Party
Other political
affiliations
Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (until 2015)
ResidenceBaku
Alma materAzerbaijan University of Languages
Southern Russian Humanitarian Institute
WebsiteOfficial blog

He is founder and chair of the National Front Party.[1]

Early life and education

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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.[2][3]

In 1997 Nurullayev received a master's degree from Azerbaijan University of Languages, and in 2005 he graduated from Southern Russian Humanitarian Institute’s Law Faculty. [2][3]

Political career

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In February 2005 Razi Nurullayev formed Yox! Movement – Azerbaijan. The stated aim of the movement was to say "YOX" (NO) to anti-democratic thinking.[2][3]

Since 2009 he has been a deputy-chairperson for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP).[2][3]

Nurullayev ran in the 2009 Municipal elections and 2010 parliamentary elections.

In 2023, Nurullayev supported legislation that restricted the ability of political parties to register and compete in Azerbaijani politics. 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Azerbaijani political parties struggle amid new restrictive law". Eurasianet. 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Razi Nurullayev". axcp.biz. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  3. ^ a b c d "Razi Nurullayev" (in Azerbaijani and English). blog.razinurullayev.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
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