Hasan Hasanov - Political Career

Political Career

After working in the organization committee of Komsomol's central office in Moscow for two years, Hasanov moved back to Baku in 1971 and worked as tutor and deputy department director of Azerbaijan Communist Party. Later on, he worked as the First Secretary of Sabail district in 1975-1978, as First Secretary of Sumgayit Party Committee in 1978-1979 and as First Secretary of Ganja Party Committee in 1979-1981. From 1981 through 1990, Hasanov served as Secretary of Central Committee of Azerbaijan Communist Party and member of bureau and chaired the economic policies committee at the same institution from 1989 until 1990.

Hasanov was the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan during the most difficult period of the country, in 1990-1992. After Azerbaijan became independent, he was put in charge to form the new government of Azerbaijan. Understanding the difficulties, Hasanov made a deal with the Popular Front of Azerbaijan inviting them to form a coalition within the newly established government. In 1992-1998, he served in diplomatic service of independent Azerbaijan and was the first Azerbaijani to receive the status of Azerbaijan's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. In 1992-1993, Hasanov established and worked in the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan Republic to UN in New York City. From 1993 through 1998, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. In February 1998, President Heydar Aliyev sacked him after discovering he had participated in a corrupt Turkish real estate deal.

Hasanov has been member of various parliaments for 23 straight years: in 1977-1995 as deputy of Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan; in 1979-1984 as deputy of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union; in 1995-2000 as member of National Assembly of Azerbaijan (Milli Majlis). He was also a member of International Relations Committee of Milli Majlis and member of the committee writing the new Azerbaijani Constitution. From 2004 until 2010, Hasanov served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Azerbaijan to Hungary. On March 30, 2010, he was appointed the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Poland.