Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (AMEA)), located in Baku, is the main state research organization that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of science and social sciences in Azerbaijan. It has a network of scientific research institutes across the country. It was established on 23 January 1945 during the Soviet era as the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR.
 Logo of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences | |
| Established | 23 January 1945 |
|---|---|
| President | Isa Habibbayli |
| Staff | 7,000 (63 academicians, 61 corresponding members, 335 doctors of sciences, 1,080 candidates of sciences) |
| Formerly called | Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR |
| Address | 24 Istiglaliyyat Street, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Website | Science.gov.az |
Like the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences has two types of membership. The top-level members are academicians (63 scientists, as of 2021). The next-level members are corresponding members (61 scientists, as of 2021).
Presidents
changeThe main executive figure in the academy is the President of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences[1] who is elected by members of the Academy.
| Name of President | Period served |
|---|---|
| Mir-Asadulla Mirgasimov | 1945–1947 |
| Yusif Mammadaliyev | 1947–1950 1958–1961 |
| Musa Aliyev | 1950–1958 |
| Zahid Khalilov | 1961–1967 |
| Rustam Ismayilov | 1967–1970 |
| Hasan Abdullayev | 1970–1983 |
| Eldar Salayev | 1983–1997 |
| Faramaz Magsudov | 1997–2000 |
| Mahmud Karimov | 2000–2013 |
| Akif Alizadeh | 2013–2019 |
| Ramiz Mehdiyev | 2019—2022 |
| Isa Habibbayli | 2022—present |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences: Previous Presidents Archived 26 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Science.az. Retrieved 31 December 2006
Other websites
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- Official website (in Azerbaijani, English, and Russian)
