Eldar Namazov

Eldar Namazov Sagif oglu (; born on December 23, 1956) is a politician from Azerbaijan. He served as the head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Republic and the Presidential aide to Heydar Aliyev.

Early life Namazov was born on December 23, 1956, in Agstafa District of Azerbaijan. In 1974-1979, he studied at the Azerbaijan Pedagogical University in Baku. He then studied at the Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography in Moscow from 1981 through 1985, obtaining PhD in History.

Political career In late 1980s, he became more involved in political activities in Azerbaijan. Since 1993, he served as the head of the Presidential Administration and Presidential Aide to President Heydar Aliyev.

Starting from 2001, he's been serving as the President of social forum In the name of Azerbaijan, conducting political analysis for foreign policy of Azerbaijan, research on national security issues, conflict resolution, political and economic reforms in the country.

In April 2005 before Azerbaijani parliamentary elections, Namazov co-founded an opposition bloc called New Politics (Yeni Siyasət - YeS) along with Etibar Mammadov, leader and former chairman of the Azerbaijan National Independence Party, Lala Shevket, the leader of Azerbaijan Liberal Party, Ali Masimov, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan under the late President Abulfaz Elchibey and Eldeniz Guliyev, chairman of the Intelligentsia Movement. The bloc was to be an alternative to traditional opposition presenting other options to voters dissatisfied with usual opposition candidates.

Namazov is fluent in English, Russian and Turkish.