Jamil Hasanli

Jamil Hasanli (Azerbaijani: Cəmil Poladxan oğlu Həsənli) (born 15 January 1952) is an Azerbaijani historian, author and politician. He served as a professor at Baku State University in 1993–2011 and as a professor at Khazar University in 2011–2013. He was an advisor to the President of Azerbaijan in 1993 and served two terms in the Parliament of Azerbaijan between 2000 and 2010. He was the main opposition candidate in the 2013 Azerbaijani presidential election where he came in second with 5.53% of votes. He has been the leader of National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan since 2013.

Jamil Hasanli
Cəmil Həsənli
Hasanli in 2014
Born (1952-01-15) 15 January 1952
Ağalıkənd, Soviet Union
(now Azerbaijan)
Alma materBaku State University
Southern Illinois University
Scientific career
FieldsHistory of Azerbaijan
Specifically its Karabakh and Nakhchivan regions and the Cold War
InstitutionsAzerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
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