Ilgar Mammadov

For the Azerbaijani fencer, see Ilgar Mammadov (fencer).
Ilgar Mammadov
Mammadov in 2019.
Co-chairman of REAL Party
In office
December 25, 2008 – September 11, 2024
Personal details
Born (1970-06-14) June 14, 1970 (age 54)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyREAL Party (2017–present)
ResidenceAzerbaijan
Alma materLomonosov Moscow State University, Central European University
OccupationPolitician, blogger
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Ilgar Mammadov (Azerbaijani: İlqar Məmmədov; born June 14, 1970) is an opposition politician in Azerbaijan, and one of the leaders of the Republican Alternative Party.[1][2] Mammadov was considered a likely candidate for the Presidential elections in October 2013, but was arrested in February 2013, prior to the race, in a move that was widely seen as politically motivated.[3]

In March 2014, Mammadov was sentenced to 7 years in jail. He was released from prison on August 13, 2018.[4][5] On 23 April 2020, the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has acquitted Ilgar Mammadov and 300,000 manat compensation will be paid.[6]

  1. ^ Greenberg, Ilan (December 26, 2006). "Many Azeris see Iranian hand behind wave of unrest". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. ^ "Azerbaijan is a very typical Middle Eastern dictatorship". Financial Times. March 14, 2011. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  3. ^ Sultanova, Shahla (February 5, 2013). "Two Opposition Leaders Arrested in Azerbaijan Allies say they are being framed for spontaneous protest by exasperated residents of provincial town". IWPR. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Azerbaijani Opposition Leader Mammadov Released From Prison". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Azerbaijani opposition leader Ilgar Mammadov freed". eurasianet.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ "İlqar Məmmədov və Rəsul Cəfərova bəraət verilib". BBC News Azərbaycanca (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.