Gulshan Pashayeva

Gulshan Mammadali gizi Pashayeva (; born 1 August 1961) is an Azerbaijani linguist, political analyst, and politician who has been serving as a member of the 7th convocation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan. She represents the Second Constituency of Khazar Rayon No. 13.

In 1996, she founded the Research Center for Conflictology Problems and led the center until 2001. From 2001 to 2006, she served as the National Coordinator for Azerbaijan in the UN Women's "Women in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding in the South Caucasus" regional project. Between 2007 and 2009, she worked at the UN Department of Public Information in Azerbaijan.

Gulshan Pashayeva was elected to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan in 2024, representing the 13th Khazar Second Constituency. She is a member of the Defence, Security and Counter-Corruption Committee, the Committee on Foreign and Interparliamentary Relations, the Temporary Commission against Foreign Interference and Hybrid Threats, and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. She also serves as the leader of the Working Group on Azerbaijan–Laos Inter-Parliamentary Relations.

She was awarded the Progress Medal in 2017 and the 25th Anniversary Medal of Mine Action Agency in 2023.

Academic activity From 1983 to 2001, Gulshan Pashayeva worked at Baku State University in roles ranging from lecturer to associate professor. She holds a PhD in Philology, awarded in 1990.

Gulshan Pashayeva has authored over 130 articles and co-edited three books, including The EU Eastern Partnership: Common Framework or Wider Opportunity? (2012), Cooperation in Eurasia: Linking Identity, Security, and Development (2016), and Trapped Between War and Peace: The Case of Karabakh (2017).