OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

Following the executive order of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan #55, dated 12 January 2004, “On publication of the National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan”, I, hereby, resolve:

1. Editorial Board of the National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan is approved in the following staff:

Chairman of Editorial Board of the National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan

Aliyev Ilham Heydar oglu – President of Azerbaijan Republic

First Deputy Chairman of Editorial Board of the National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan

Mehdiyev Ramiz Anvar oglu – Head of the Executive Administration of Azerbaijan President

Deputies of the Chairman of Editorial Board of the National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan

Alizadeh Akif Agamehdi oglu – member of ANAS, academic secretary of the Earth Sciences Section of ANAS, director of Geological Institute of ANAS

Nabiyev Bakir Ahmad oglu – member of ANAS, director of the Literature Institute of ANAS

Rzayev Anar Rasul oglu – Chairman of the Union of Azerbaijan Writers, People’s Writer

Editor-in-chief of the National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan

Karimov Mahmud Karim oglu – member of ANAS, President of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Responsible Secretary of National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan

Valiyev Ismail Omar oglu – director of the “National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan” Publishers- Polygraph Union of ANAS

Members of Editorial Board of the National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan

Abbasov Akif Akim oglu – corresponding member of ANAS, director of the Archeology and Ethnography Institute of ANAS

Abdullazadeh Fatma Huseyn gizi – head of the Humanitarian Policy Department of President Administration

Adigozalov Vasif Zulfigar oglu – First Secretary of Composers Union of Azerbaijan, People’s Artist

Akhundov Agamusa Agasi oglu – corresponding member of ANAS, acting academic secretary of social sciences section of ANAS, director of Linguistics Institute of ANAS

Budagov Budag Abdulali oglu – member of ANAS, director of the Institute of Geography, ANAS

Jafarov Mammadtagi Ibrahim oglu – member of ANAS, rector of the Agriculture Academy of Azerbaijan

Eldarov Omar Hasan oglu – member of ANAS, rector of Azerbaijan Art Academy

Efendiyev Ayaz Adil oglu – corresponding member of ANAS, acting academic secretary of chemistry sciences section of ANAS, director of Polymer Materials Institute of ANAS

Efendiyev Ogtay Abdulkarim oglu – corresponding member of ANAS, department chief of the Institute of History, ANAS

Efendiyev Rasim Samad oglu – member of ANAS, director of the Institute of Architecture and Art of ANAS

Aliyev Jalal Alirza oglu – member of ANAS, chief of lab of the Institute of Botany, ANAS

Aliyev Igrar Habib oglu – member of ANAS, director of the Institute of History, ANAS

Aliyev Telman Abbas oglu – member of ANAS, director of the Institute of Cybernetics, ANAS

Aliguliyev Rasim Mammad oglu – director of the Information Technologies Institute of NASA

Farzaliyev Vagif Majid oglu – corresponding member of ANAS, director of the Institute of Additive Chemistry, ANAS

Hajiyev Akif Jafar oglu – member of ANAS, academic secretary of physic-mathematical and technical sciences section of ANAS, director of the Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics

Hajiyev Ismail Mukhtar oglu – member of ANAS, chairman of the ANAS Nakhchivan Section,

Hajiyev Vahid Jalal oglu – member of ANAS, director of the Institute of Botany, ANAS

Hashimov Arif Mammad oglu – director of the Institute of Physics, ANAS

Habibbeyli Isa Akbar oglu – member of ANAS, rector of Nakhchivan State University

Hasanov Arif Hasan oglu – corresponding member of ANAS, director general of Seismological Service Center of Republic

Ibrahimbayov Magsud Ibrahim oglu – Chairman of the National Peace Fund, People’s WriterInsanov Ali Binnat oglu – member of ANAS

Khalilov Farhad Gurban oglu – Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan

Karimov Karim Mammadkhan oglu – corresponding member of ANAS, director general of Geophysics and Engineering Geology Production Unit of SOCAR

Gasimzadeh Fuad Feyzulla oglu - member of ANAS, department chief of Baku State University

Gandilov Seyfaddin Tagi oglu – rector of the Public Administration Academy under the President of Azerbaijan Republic

Garibov Adil Abdulkhalig oglu – director of the Institute of Radiation Problems, ANAS

Guliyev Jamil Bahadur oglu - member of ANAS, member of the Presidium of ANAS

Guliyev Eyyub Salah oglu – corresponding member of ANAS, director of the Shamakhi Astrophysics Observatory

Guliyev Nariman Agagulu oglu - member of ANAS, first vice-president of ANAS

Mahmudov Yagub Mikail oglu – dean of the History Department of Baku State University

Mehdiyev Arif Shafaet oglu - member of ANAS, vice-president of ANAS

Malikov Arif Jahangir oglu - corresponding member of ANAS, People’s Artist

Mammadaliyev Vasim Mammadali oglu - corresponding member of ANAS, dean of the Theology Department of Baku State University

Mammadov Garib Shamil oglu - corresponding member of ANAS

Mammadova Faride Jafar gizi - corresponding member of ANAS, department chief of the Institute of History of ANAS

Mirzajanzadeh Azad Khalil oglu – member of ANAS, department chief of Azerbaijan State Oil Academy

Muradov Shahbaz Musa oglu - corresponding member of ANAS, director of the Institute of Economy of ANAS

Musayev Musa Abdurrahman oglu - member of ANAS, academic secretary of the Biological Sciences Section, director of the Institute of Zoology, ANAS

Mustafayev Rovshan Faig oglu – director of Human Rights Institute of ANAS

Pashayev Atakhan avaz oglu – Chief of National Archives Department

Rustamov Musa Ismail olgu - member of ANAS, director of the Institute of Petrochemical Processes of ANAS

Rustamov Yusif Iman oglu – director of the Institute of Philosophy and Political-Legal Studies, ANAS

Salahov Tahir Teymur oglu – member of the Art Academy of Russia, People’s Artist

Samadzadeh Ziyad Aliabbas oglu - member of ANAS, Chairman of the Union of Economists of Azerbaijan

Shahtakhtinsky Togrul Nemat oglu - member of ANAS, academic secretary of ANAS, director of the Institute of Chemistry Problems of ANAS

Valikhanli Naile Mammadali gizi - corresponding member of ANAS, director of the Museum of History of Azerbaijan, ANAS

Valiyev Arif Mikail oglu – acting chairman of the State Statistics Committee

Yusifzadeh Khoshbakht Bagi oglu – vice-president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic

2. To approve the Regulations on Editorial Board of the National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan.

3. The Decree comes into effect on the day of signing.

Ilham Aliyev,

President of the republic of Azerbaijan

Baku, 2 April 2004