▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁in ▁G anja , ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Law ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁A zer ba ij an ▁State ▁University . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Senior ▁Professor ▁and ▁then ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁Department ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁State ▁University , ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁International ▁Law ▁Department . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Constitution al ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁university . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁R ector ▁of ▁B aku ▁State ▁University . ▁Al as gar ov ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁the ▁K iev ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁parliament ary ▁elections . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁by ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁replaced ▁by ▁O gt ay ▁As ad ov ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁parliament