Maleyka Abbaszadeh
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Maleyka Abbaszadeh Məleykə Abbaszadə | |
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Chair of the State Students Admission Commission of the Azerbaijan Republic | |
Assumed office October 2000 | |
President | Heydar Aliyev Ilham Aliyev |
Preceded by | Vurghun Ayyub |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Maleyka Mehdi qizi Abbaszadeh (Azerbaijani: Məleykə Abbaszadə, née Mustafayeva, born 1953, Baku) is the Chair of the State Students Admission Commission of Azerbaijan.
Career
Maleyka Abbaszadeh was born in Baku and attended Public School #189. In 1975, she graduated from
In 1994, she was appointed Deputy Chair of the State Students Admission Commission (SSAC), a newly established organisation in charge of the national entrance test for aspiring post-secondary students. In October 2000, she was appointed head of the said committee.[1] As the Chair of the SSAC, Abbaszadeh was a vocal critic of the education policy under ex-Minister of Education Misir Mardanov, which, according to her, yielded lower examination scores among prospective students year after year.[2][3][4] In 2012, she openly questioned the transparency of the Best School and Best Teacher award contest held by the Ministry of Education.[5] In 2013, she accused the Ministry of reporting false numbers of students currently enrolled in secondary schools.[6] Abbaszadeh also pointed out significant flaws and errors in the Ministry-approved textbooks.[7]
According to opposition media, Abbaszadeh's towering criticism of Mardanov was in fact part of the behind-the-scenes campaign orchestrated by the
Personal life
Abbaszadeh was married to Ilgar Abbaszadeh, but is now divorced. They have two daughters.[9] Abbaszadeh's daughter Nargiz Birk-Petersen was one of the three presenters of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku.[10]
References
- ^ a b Azərbaycanın qadın siyasətçiləri. Azerbaijan Gender Information Centre.
- ^ a b Fəzail Ağamalı: "Məleykə Abbaszadə təkəbbürlü və kariyeristdir". Azadlig. 17 February 2013.
- ^ Misir Mərdanov haqlıdır, yoxsa Məleykə Abbaszadə?. Azadlig. 13 December 2011.
- ^ Война между Мисиром Мардановым и Малейкей Аббасзаде разгорается. Haqqin.az. 9 July 2012.
- ^ Новая война между Мисиром и Малейкой. Haqqin.az. 27 November 2012.
- ^ Rauf Orujov. Опубликованы рейтинги школ и вузов страны. Zerkalo. 4 February 2013.
- ^ TQDK-dan Fəzail Ağamalıya cavab. Azadlig. 19 February 2013.
- ^ Elkhan Salakhov (2010-08-09). "Misir Mərdanov: "Dostbazlıq eləməyə imkanım olmayıb"" [Misir Mardanov: "I had no opportunity to have more friends"]. Baku: Lent.az. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ Məleykə Abbaszadənin ərə getməsi xəbəri yalan çıxdı. 168.az. 5 July 2012.
- ^ Maleyka Abbaszadeh: 'I'm Proud of My Daughter Nargiz' Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. Azadinform. 16 May 2012.