I welcome you to the website of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

In the Republic of Azerbaijan, legislative power is exercised by the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The Milli Majlis consists of 125 Members. The term of office of each parliamentary convocation is 5 years.

The seventh convocation of the Milli Majlis was formed following the elections held on 1^st September 2024. Representatives of 11 political parties were elected to the unicameral 125-seat Parliament. The majority of the parliamentary mandates are held by members of the New Azerbaijan Party, the leading political force in society.

Among the MPs there are prominent political and public figures, scholars as well as specialists and figures in literature and culture. 26 Members of Parliament are women. The Milli Majlis operates 15 committees, 3 commissions, 1 initiative group and 103 working groups for relations with the parliaments of foreign countries.

The Milli Majlis established the Chamber of Accounts of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the performance of the parliamentary function of budgetary control.

Every year, the Milli Majlis hears reports, presentations and information submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers, the Chamber of Accounts, the Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman), the body responsible for administrative oversight of local authorities and the National Co-ordinator of the prevention of the trafficking in humans as well as relevant executive bodies overseeing gender equality enforcement.

The activities of the Parliament of Azerbaijan rest on the principles of openness and transparency; the website displayed for your attention is one of the manifestations of those principles. I feel certain that the information available at the website will allow you to become better acquainted with the activities of the Legislative Assembly of Azerbaijan.

Sahiba GAFAROVA
Speaker of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Doctor of Philology, Professor

Member of the New Azerbaijan Party.

Graduated with honors from the Baku Slavic University and the Azerbaijan University of Languages.

1981-2020           Senior lecturer, associated professor at the Baku Slavic University

2000-2004           Dean of the Faculty of Western languages at the Western University (Baku, Azerbaijan)

2004-2020           Vice-rector for international relations of the Baku Slavic University (pro bono during 2010-2020)

2006                    Institute for Women's and Gender Studies of the Michigan University - Fulbright Student (scholarship of the US Department of State)

2010-present       Member of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan- the IV-VII Convocations

2010-2020           Member of the delegation of Azerbaijan to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)

2012-2014           Chairperson of the Racism and Xenophobia Sub-Committee at the PACE

2014-2015           Chairperson of the Gender Equality Sub-Committee at the PACE

2015-2020           Deputy Chair of the Committee on Family, Women and Children issues of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2015-2017           General rapporteur on violence against women, Political coordinator of the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence of the PACE

2016-2018           Chair of Migration, Refugees and Displaced persons Committee of PACE and member of PACE Bureau

2018-2020           Head of the delegation of Azerbaijan to the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly

2020- 2024          Speaker of the VI Convocation of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2024-present       Speaker of the VII Convocation of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Currently: the Head of the Azerbaijani delegations to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network (NAM PN), Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURK PA), Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Member-Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS) and Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO).

Chairperson of the TURKPA, NAM PN and the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA)

In 2016, Prof. Dr. Sahiba Gafarova was conferred by the order of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the honorary title of “Honored teacher” for her contribution to the development of education.

Awarded with the Medal of Honor of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Awarded with the Order of "Unity" and the Medal "For Strengthening Parliamentary Cooperation" of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly,

Awarded with the State Order of Turkmenistan "For Contribution to the Development of Cooperation",

Awarded with an Honorary Diploma and Medal of the University of Warsaw. 

Honorary Professor of the Lev Gumilyov Eurasian National University of Kazakhstan

Honorary Professor of the Belarusian State University

Author of several manuals, a monography and scientific articles

Speaks English, Turkish and Russian languages