Sabina Aliyeva has been re-elected as Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsperson) for a new seven-year term. The relevant decision was adopted during a plenary session of the Milli Majlis (Azerbaijan’s parliament) on Monday. Three candidates were nominated for the position: Sabina Aliyeva, Elshana Valiyeva and Jeyhun Garajayev.
Aliyeva secured the highest number of votes and was elected for a seven-year term. Of the MPs who participated in the vote, 100 supported her re-election, one voted against and seven abstained. Following her re-election, Aliyeva took the oath of office before parliament.
She pledged to perform her duties with honour and dignity, uphold the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and carry out her responsibilities independently and impartially. Aliyeva also expressed gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev, the Speaker of the Milli Majlis and members of parliament for the confidence placed in her. Aliyeva was first elected Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Commissioner on November 29, 2019, from among three candidates nominated by the President of Azerbaijan.
Sabina Aliyeva Yashar gizi was born on May 7, 1980, in Baku. She graduated with honours from Baku Secondary School No. 8 in 1996. Between 1996 and 2000, she studied at the Faculty of Law of Baku State University, completing her bachelor's degree with honours.
She subsequently obtained a master's degree in law from the same university between 2000 and 2002, also graduating with distinction. From 2009 to 2012, Aliyeva pursued additional higher education in international relations at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2016, she defended her dissertation on the application of international legal standards concerning the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in Azerbaijani legislation, earning a PhD in Law.
Aliyeva began her professional career at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2000. After holding various positions at the institution, she was appointed Deputy Head of the Constitutional Court's Administration in 2015. In 2016, she was awarded the third-degree rank of State Councillor.
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