ANAR RAHIMOV
Place of residence registration Contacts 9A, Apt 20, A. Abbasov str tel+99450 280 65 10 Yasamal district tel +99450 319 84 84 Baku e-mail: ar_rv @hotmail.com Azerbaijan [email protected]
Personal Date of Birth: 12 September, 1979 Data: Marital Status: Married Place of Birth: Baku, Azerbaijan
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Baku State University BA. Faculty: International Relations and International Law Group: International Law 1995-1999
Western University, Baku LLA. International Law Specialization: European Law 2000-2003
Khazar University - PhD candidate. International Relations and Political Science Subject: Parliamentary Diplomacy since 2015 - Lecturer of the Political Science and International Relations Department Courses: International Organizations History of Parliamentarism
COMPUTER SKILLS
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express
CERTIFICATES
9 July- 3 August 2001, Budapest, Hungary. United Nations, Civil Society and Private Sector in Global Governance. Summer courses organized by the Central European University. 24 April – 8 May 2004, Tbilisi, Georgia. Capacity Building in International Relations. International Human Rights, Humanitarian Law and Negotiation. Training organized by the Swiss Graduate Institute of International Studies
7 March – 29 march 2012, Brussels, Belgium. Individual Fellowship Programme organized by the European Parliament.
Languages: Azerbaijani-native, English - fluent, Russian – fluent, Turkish - fluent French - starting level.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2011 – present Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic Speaking Countries (TURKPA) Headquarters: Baku, Azerbaijan Position: Head of Legal Expertise, Press Service and Protocol section
Responsible for providing legal assistance to the TURKPA Secretariat, including ensuring a correct and coherent interpretation of the legal texts composed for the Secretary General and on behalf of the TURKPA Secretariat;
Assistance in the preparation of draft agreements, reports and recommendations for the relevant specialized commissions;
Management of the database of legal documents, agreements, protocols etc;
Coordination work on behalf of the Secretariat with members of the TURKPA mission on election observation;
Assistance on the matters related to public relations and protocol through: - maintaining contacts with press and preparation of bullet points for press conferences, briefings and interviews by Secretary General - ensuring effective media coverage of official events and meetings and careful planning of protocol aspects Core events with my participation and organizational contribution: 1) TURKPA Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth Plenary Sessions held accordingly on 27-28 April 2011 in Astana, on 14-16 June 2012 in Bishkek, on 12-13 June 2014 in Baku and on 3-4 December 2015 with participation of Chairs of the Parliaments of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey; 2) First and Second Summits of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States held on 20-21 October 2011 in Almaty and on 22-23 August 2012 in Bishkek with participation of the Presidents and Heads of Government of Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Turkey; 3) First and second meetings of the TURKPA Commission on International Relations and Third meeting of the TURKPA Commission on Legal Affairs; 4) International conference on” The Role of Woman in the 21st Century: Responsibility of Female Politicians” held on 3 October 2011 in Baku; 5) International Forum on “The Role of Young Leaders in the Development Process of Interstate Cooperation” held on 14-16 October 2012 in Istanbul
Work in the TURKPA election observation missions: 1) Presidential elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan, 9 October 2013 2) Early presidential elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan, 26 April 2015 3) Parliamentary elections in the Republic of Turkey, 7 June 2015 4) Parliamentary elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan, 1 November 2015
2005 –2011 Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) Headquarters: Istanbul, Turkey Position: Secretary of the Economic, Commercial, Technological and Environmental Affairs Committee
Preparatory work for committee meetings as follows: - preparation of documentation, draft reports and recommendations on the subjects placed on the agenda of Committee - researches for new projects and proposals
Preparation of minutes of the committee meetings and final version of the documents approved by committee;
Follow-up the implementation of the Assembly documents;
Maintenance of the database and archives concerning the work of committee;
Analysis and generalization of information on the activities of international institutions/agencies in the field of multilateral economic cooperation and elaboration of possible interaction mechanisms between them and PABSEC;
Elaboration of working plans and analytical papers on the priority issues of economic cooperation in the Black Sea region;
Coordination activities with the BSEC-related bodies via participation at the working meetings and conducting joint projects and programmes. Core events with my participation and organizational contribution: 1) Black Sea Business Forum held in November 2010 within the framework of the PABSEC Thirty Sixth Plenary Session under the Chairmanship of the Republic of Turkey in the Assembly; 2) Meeting on BSEC-PABSEC interaction held in March 2010 between the BSEC Committee of Senior Officials and PABSEC Bureau; 3) Meeting of the Presidents of Parliaments on the occasion of fifteenth anniversary of the PABSEC held on 9-11 June 2008 within the framework of the Thirty First Plenary Session under the Chairmanship of the Hellenic Republic; 4) Joint Meeting of the PABSEC Enlarged Bureau and BSEC Committee of Senior Officials held in February 2008 and devoted to modalities of enhancing coordination and cooperation between BSEC and PABSEC;
2004, September-December Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan Department of International Relations: Position: Advisor Coordination of activities of the Milli Mejlis within inter-parliamentary organizations and preparation of relevant documents
Protocol matters pertaining to the visit of official delegations and hosting events
2000 –2004 Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan Department of International Relations Position: Advisor Review of the systems of constitutional control and generalization of practice within the framework of European Law;
Submission of decisions and other documents of the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan to the European specialized bodies, including Venice Commission of the Council of Europe;
Engagement in organization of seminars and conferences hosted by the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan;
Preparation of analytical papers on the current state of judiciary in Azerbaijan and assessment of the development of constitutional justice in the country.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
May 1998 Conference on women rights held under the auspices of the UN office in Baku. Member of organizing committee
28 June – 2 July 2014 Twenty Third Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly held in Baku Protocol assistance on behalf of the Milli Mejlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan during the session Liaison officer of the OSCEPA Secretary General during the session