Humay Afandiyeva
Humay Afandiyeva | |
|---|---|
Humay Əfəndiyeva | |
| Judge of the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1975 Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Elchin Afandiyev (father) |
| Education | Baku State University University of Western Ontario |
Humay Afandiyeva (Azerbaijani: Humay Əfəndiyeva; born 7 December 1975) is an Azerbaijani jurist. She has been judge of the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan since 2021.
Early life and education
Afandiyeva was born on 7 December 1975 in Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, then-Soviet Union, as the daughter of writer and politician Elchin Afandiyev.[1][2] She graduated with a degree from the Faculty of International Law and International Relations at Baku State University in 1997 and from the Faculty of Social and Political Administration at University of Western Ontario in Canada.[1] She holds a doctorate in law.[1]
Career
After completing her studies, in 1997 she began working as a public relations adviser for the UNDP’s ‘Gender in Development’ project, a role she held until 2000.[1] Between 2001 and 2021, she served as an adviser to the Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan, as well as Deputy Head of the Department of International Law and International Relations and Head of the Department of Criminal and Administrative Law.[1]
On 1 February 2021 the National Assembly approved her nomination to become judge of the Constitutional Court and was sworn in that day.[2][3]
Personal life
She have two children.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mrs. Humay Afandiyeva, judge". Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Xalq yazıçısının qızı yüksək vəzifəyə təyin olundu" [People's Writer's daughter appointed to a high-ranking post]. Kulis.az (in Azerbaijani). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Humay Afandiyeva appointed judge of the Constitutional Court". Azerbaijani Press Agency. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2026.