presentations. On 12 August 2013, on his own initiative, he proposed his candidacy for the presidency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and submitted his documents to the CEC. For this reason, Zahid Oruj was removed from the party ranks at the meeting of the Central Control Inspection Commission of Motherland Party held on 15 August. On 11 February 2019, by the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, he was appointed the chairman of the Board of the Social Research Center. In the periodical press, he writes consecutive articles on geopolitics, regional and international politics, including the state and public life of Azerbaijan. References External links Azerbaijani politicians Azerbaijani journalists 1972 births Living people