ary ▁elections , ▁Al as gar ov ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁parliament ▁from ▁Gar ad ag ▁district ▁of ▁B aku . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Party . ▁According ▁to ▁media ▁reports , ▁Al as gar ov ' s ▁health ▁was ▁d eter ior ating ▁due ▁to ▁di ab etes , ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Works ▁and ▁awards ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁with ▁ İ st i ql al ▁( S over e ig nt y ) ▁order , ▁Honor ary ▁Di pl oma ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁President ▁award ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁Со д ру же ство ▁order ▁of ▁C IS ▁and ▁Order ▁of ▁Friend ship ▁of ▁Russia , ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁from ▁W OS CO ▁( World ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Scient ific ▁Co operation ). ▁He ▁has ▁author ed ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁scientific ▁publications , ▁text books ▁and ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁scientific ▁articles . ▁Al as gar ov ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁Law y ers ▁and ▁International ▁Law ▁Associ ations . ▁Al as gar ov ▁was ▁fl uent ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁Russian . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁and ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁B aku ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Cab inet ▁of