Fazil Mustafa

Fazil Mustafa
Mustafa in 2024
Member of the National Assembly for the 26th Sabunchu constituency of Baku
Incumbent
Assumed office
2005
Personal details
Born (1965-10-15) 15 October 1965 (age 59)
Nakhchivan, Nakhchivan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Political partyGreat Order Party

Fazil Mustafa, previously known as Fazil Gazanfaroglu, (Azerbaijani: Fazil Qəzənfəroğlu, born 15 October 1965)[1] is a deputy of the III, IV, V, and VI convocations of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.[2]

History

Fazil Mustafa was born on October 19, 1965, in the city of Nakhchivan.[3] He graduated from Nakhchivan City Secondary School No. 10 in 1982 and worked as a laborer at Nakhchivan Construction Trust No. 5 from 1982 to 1984.[4] He then served in the former Soviet Armed Forces in Ukraine as a regular soldier from 1984 to 1986.[5] In 1986, he enrolled at the Faculty of Law at Baku State University and graduated with a degree in law in 1991.[6]

He served as an adviser to the President of the Azerbaijan Popular Front from 1991 to 1992 and as the head of the APC Analytical Center in 1992.[1] From 1992 to 1993, he worked as the Director of the State-Legal Department at the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[2] From 1995 to 1998, he served as the APC's representative in Turkey.[5] During the split within the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party in 2000, he joined the Classic wing led by Mirmahmud Mirəlioğlu.[3]

From 1998 to 2001, he worked as the APC's Deputy Chairman for Political Affairs.[4] From 2001 to 2003, he served as a platoon commander in the combat zone of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the rank of First Lieutenant.[2] In 2003, he founded the Great Order Party and was elected its leader at the first congress.[6] He was re-elected as party leader in 2006, 2009, 2012, 2016, and 2020.[7]

He was chosen in the fourth, fifth, and sixth convocations of the Azerbaijani National Assembly in 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020 to serve as a deputy.[8] He finished third with 89,985 votes and 2.43% of the vote in the 2008 presidential election.[7] He was chosen in 2009 to serve on the Azerbaijan Bar Association's Executive Committee.[7] He was chosen to serve as a member and vice-president of the Special Olympics Committee's Executive Committee in 2016.[2]

Currently, Fazil Mustafa serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Culture of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and is a member of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[9] He has authored 19 books and hundreds of scientific and journalistic articles published in Turkey and Azerbaijan.[10] He is married and has two children.[11]

2023 assassination attempt

On March 28, 2023, Azerbaijani MP Fazil Mustafa was the target of a "terrorist attack" at his residence in Baku.[8] He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and is currently undergoing medical treatment.[11] The attack was carried out using Kalashnikov bullets and was strongly condemned by the Azerbaijani government.[9] The authorities have launched a search for the perpetrators, and speculation has arisen that the attack was politically motivated due to Mustafa's criticism of Iran.[7]

On March 31, 2023, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that initial investigations into the attack suggested Iran's involvement.[12]

On April 3, 2023, a spokesman for Azerbaijan's interior ministry announced 4 people had been arrested in connection to the attack.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "FAZİL QƏZƏNFƏR OĞLU MUSTAFA - SABUNÇU RAYON Icra Hakimiyyəti". sabunchu-ih.gov.az. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d ""Seçkilər" İnformasiya Mərkəzi". 5 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Fazil Mustafadan ilk — Açıqlama". Qafqazinfo (in Azerbaijani). 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Britaniya səfiri Fazil Mustafaya qarşı terror aktını qınadı". Lent.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b Nakhiyev, Toghrul Nasirli, Alakhber. "Terror aktını şiddətlə qınayırıq". science.gov.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b "Assassination Attempt Made on Member of Azerbaijani Parliament". caspiannews.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d Məmmədov, www mrsadiq info | Sadiq (29 March 2023). "Wounded Azerbaijani MP Fazil Mustafa undergoes surgery". News.az. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. ^ a b "MP Fazil Mustafa shot near his home". Trend.Az. 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Fazil Mustafa güllələndi — Yenilənib". Qafqazinfo (in Azerbaijani). 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. ^ "MP Fazil Mustafa Shot Near His Home (PHOTO/VIDEO) | MENAFN.COM". menafn.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Azerbaijani MP Fazil Mustafa shot-UPDATED". Apa.az. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Fazil Mustafaya qarşı həyata keçirilmiş terror aktının istintaqının ilkin izləri İrana dəlalət edir - XİN". Trend.Az (in Azerbaijani). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Azerbaijan Arrests Four Over Attempted Killing Of Lawmaker". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Reuters. Retrieved 13 November 2023.