ISA YUNUS OGLU GAMBAR

                               Chairman, Musavat Party
                               Azerbaijan Republic
Born - 24 February 1957, Baku

1974 - Finished Baku High School No 62

1979 - Graduated from the Faculty of History, Baku State University (BSD)

Worked at the Nahchivan Research Center 1979-1982 Azerbaijan's Academy of Sciences

Researched at the Institute of Oriental Studies 1982-1990, Academy of Sciences

One of the founders and leaders of the Popular Front of Azerbaijan (PFA) 1989-1991

Deputy Chairman of PFA        1990-1991.

Member of Parliament (MP)   1990-1995

Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on Foreign Relations 1991 - 1992

Elected Baskan (Chairman) by the Congress of Restoration Committee of Musavat, 1992.

Elected Parliamentary Speaker, May1992 and Acting President of the Azerbaijan Republic by June 16. Prepared the country for democratic election.

Resigned after overthrow of democratically elected president of Azerbaijan in 13 June 1993 

Arrested by the rebel forces that seized the power led by Heidar Aliev in July16, 1993.

1999      and 2001-2003 - Co-Founder and Chairman of the Democratic Congress that included
 Azerbaijan's leading political parties.

2000      - Awarded the prize "A Friend of Journalists".

2003 - Single presidential candidate for the opposition electoral bloc “Bizim Azerbaijan” (“Our Azerbaijan”) that associated more than 30 parties.

After the presidential elections of October 15, 2003, an official release of the Central Election Committee (CEC) gave Isa Gambar 14% percent of the electorate, and the second place in election. Nevertheless, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, and other international organizations, as well as local independent political and NGOs voiced concern about observed vote rigging and a very flawed counting process. Several independent (both local and international) organizations that had been observing and monitoring the election directly or indirectly declared Isa Gambar' winner in the 15 October election.

       Isa Gambar ran for 2005 parliamentary elections as an Azadlyk Aliance (block) co-chair. Although the block won the election, its rivals were elected as a result of gross irregularities. Isa Gambar was not allowed to go into Parliament.

Married,  two  sons.

Wife Aide Bagirova is a Doctor of History, Baku State University.

Late father Yunis Gemberov was a Doctor of Science on Chemistry.

Late mother Tahire  Zeynalova was a Doctor of Science in Chemistry.

 

E-mail: isa.gambar@gmail.com,   Web adress: www. isagambar.az

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