1. Rasul Guliyev was Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 1996.
12 Facts About Rasul Guliyev
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From 1971 to 1992, Rasul Guliyev worked in the Baku Oil Refinery Plant as a technologist, chief of workshop, engineer, chief engineer and the director.
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Rasul Guliyev was appointed the vice-president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic and on December 7,1992 - Chief of the Main Oil and Gas Processing Office.
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From 11 May 1993 to 9 November 1993, Rasul Guliyev worked as the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.
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In 1995 Rasul Guliyev was re-elected a member of the Milli Majlis and speaker of the parliament of Azerbaijan.
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Rasul Guliyev resigned from the post of Speaker of Parliament on September 11,1996.
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Rasul Guliyev has presented briefings to United States policy makers in numerous forums, including those sponsored by the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, the International Republican Institute, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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Rasul Guliyev has testified before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe on the issue of Elections, Democratization and Human rights in Azerbaijan.
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Rasul Guliyev is a supporter of defending the rights of free press and free capitalists.
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Rasul Guliyev considers democracy a priority in the internal policy of Azerbaijan, and peace and democracy in foreign policy.
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Rasul Guliyev's books have enjoyed widespread interest in the Azerbaijani diaspora forced to leave their homeland because of political persecution.
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Rasul Guliyev is author of a series of inventions and utilisation suggestions and has a master's degree in Technical Sciences.