Elmira Gafarova
| Elmira Gafarova Elmira Qafarova |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan SSR | |
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In office December 1, 1983 – December 22, 1987 |
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| President | Kamran Baghirov (First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party) |
| Preceded by | Tahira Tahirova |
| Succeeded by | Huseynaga Sadigov |
| Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan | |
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In office May 18, 1990 – March 5, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Suleyman Rustam |
| Succeeded by | Yaqub Mammadov |
| Personal details | |
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March 1, 1934 Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Died | August 1, 1993 (aged 59) Baku, Azerbaijan |
Elmira Mikayil qizi Gafarova (Azerbaijani: Elmira Mikayıl qızı Qafarova (March 1, 1934 – August 1, 1993), also spelled as Elmira Qafarova was an Azerbaijani politician and diplomat.
Gafarova was born on March 1, 1934 in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 1952, she completed her secondary education and was admitted to Azerbaijan State University in 1953. In 1958, she graduated from the university with a degree in Philology and continued with her post graduate studies until 1961 when she obtained her PhD in Philology. While at university, Gafarova was the deputy of the Komsomol committee of the university. In 1958, she was admitted to Azerbaijan Communist Party. In 1962, she was appointed the chairwoman of the Organization Committee Center of Azerbaijani Komsomol and in 1966 through 1970, she served as the first secretary of the organization.
In 1970–1971, Gafarova worked as the director of Department of Culture of Central Committee of Azerbaijan Communist Party and in 1971 until 1980, she was the First Secretary of the Party Committee of Baku. In 1980 she was appointed to the post of Minister of Education of Azerbaijan SSR which she held until 1983. In 1983–1987, Gafarova served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan SSR. While in foreign service, she participated in UN General Assembly sessions in October 1984 on issues of racism and discrimination. She was also elected to the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan. From 1987 through 1991, she was the Speaker of Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan SSR and was elected deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. In 1987–89, she also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan SSR. When she was the speaker of parliament, Gafarova played a significant role in restoring the historic name of Ganja on December 30, 1989 and made the Novruz holiday celebrated throughout Azerbaijan an official public holiday on March 13, 1990. She is also creditted with passing a law on restoration of independence of Azerbaijan on October 18, 1991, admission of Azerbaijan Republic to United Nations on March 2, 1992, etc.
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