Yagub Mammadov | |
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Yaqub Məmmədov | |
| ActingPresident of Azerbaijan | |
| In office 6 March 1992 – 14 May 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Hasan Hasanov Firuz Mustafayev |
| Preceded by | Ayaz Mutallibov |
| Succeeded by | Ayaz Mutallibov |
| Chairman of theSupreme Soviet of Azerbaijan | |
| In office 5 March 1992 – 18 May 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Elmira Gafarova |
| Succeeded by | Isa Gambar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1941-03-03)3 March 1941 (age 84) |
| Party | Independent |
| Occupation | Professor |
Yagub Javad oghlu Mammadov (Azerbaijani:Јагуб Ҹавад оғлу Мәммәдов,romanized: Yaqub Cavad oğlu Məmmədov; born 3 March 1941), commonly known asYagub (alsoJacob in English)Mammadov (Azerbaijani:Yaqub Məmmədov), was the actingPresident of Azerbaijan from 6 March to 14 May and from 18 to 19 May 1992. Mammadov is currently an opposition politician, professor, and scientist.
Mammadov was born on 3 March 1941 inƏliismayıllı village of theGadabay District. He graduated from thepediatrics faculty ofAzerbaijan Medical University. Mammadov is a professor at Azerbaijan Medical University, delivering lectures onpathophysiology since 1966. His scientific research includes a study of fundamental problems oflymphology. Mammadov has 370 scientific publications.[1]
In the midst of political turmoil in Azerbaijan, Yaqub Mammadov, then the rector of Azerbaijan Medical University, was elected the Chairman ofSupreme Soviet of Azerbaijan on 5 March[when?] during the extraordinary session of the parliament related to theKhojaly massacre of Azerbaijani civilians in theNagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan after the speaker of the parliament,Elmira Gafarova resigned from her post.[2] On 6 March, PresidentAyaz Mutallibov was forced to resign and according to the Azerbaijani constitution of the period, speaker of the parliament, Yagub Mammadov assumed the presidential duties until the new elections.[3][4] While acting as thePresident of Azerbaijan, Mammadov met with then Armenian presidentLevon Ter-Petrosyan inTehran in an effort to start peace talks mediated byIran. On 8 May, when theTehran Communiqué between Ter-Petrosian and Mammadov was signed, Armenian forces capturedShusha.[5] In his interviews, Mammadov always refused to assume any responsibility for the loss of Shusha.[6]
On 14 May, the former President Mutalibov returned to power after the parliament absolved him of the responsibility for the Khojaly Massacre but was ousted by the armed revolt led byAzerbaijan Popular Front on 15 May. Yaqub Mammadov resigned as Speaker of the Parliament on 18 May 1992 and was then replaced byIsa Gambar.[7][8]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | ActingPresident of Azerbaijan (interim) 6 March 1992 – 14 May 1992 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | ActingPresident of Azerbaijan (interim) 18 May 1992 – 19 May 1992 | Succeeded by |
| Azerbaijan Democratic Republic | Heads of Parliament (1918–1920) |  |
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| Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1920–1991) | First secretaries of the Central Committee of theAzerbaijan Communist Party (1920–1991)
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| Republic of Azerbaijan (1991–present) | Presidents of Azerbaijan Republic (1991–present) | |
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