Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Coordinates: 40°23′43″N 49°52′55″E / 40.39528°N 49.88194°E / 40.39528; 49.88194
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Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Logo of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Established23 January 1945
PresidentIsa Habibbayli
Staff7,000 (63 academicians, 61 corresponding members, 335 doctors of sciences, 1,080 candidates of sciences)
Formerly calledAcademy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR
Address24 Istiglaliyyat Street, Baku, Azerbaijan
WebsiteScience.gov.az
Headquarters of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences in Baku

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.

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[change | change source]

The 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[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences: Previous Presidents Archived 26 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Science.az. Retrieved 31 December 2006

Other websites[change | change source]


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