National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan

National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan logo
Country/Region Azerbaijan
CodeAZE
Created1992
Recognized1993
Continental
Association
EOC
HeadquartersBaku, Azerbaijan
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Secretary GeneralAgadjan Abiyev
Websitewww.olympic.az

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan[1] (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Olimpiya Komitəsi),[2] is an independent public organization, with a status of a legal entity, which passed registration in the Ministry of Justice of the Azerbaijani Republic. It is also known as the Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee[3][4] and by the acronym AzMOK[3][4] or AZMOC.[1] The charter of the organization is recognized by the International Olympic Committee, in 1993. The organization represents the country at the international Olympic Games. It acts on the basis of the Olympic Charter and also the Law of the Azerbaijani Republic about enterprises and public organizations.[3] Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, is the president of the committee since 1997.[5]

  1. ^ a b Burke, Michael (17 December 2021). "Azerbaijan President Aliyev re-elected as NOC head". Inside The Games. Retrieved 26 August 2022. National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan (AZMOC)
  2. ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Olimpiya Komitəsi" [National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan]. Olympic.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Olympic movement". Azerbaijans.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012. Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee (AzMOK)
  4. ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (1 June 2015). "Azerbaijan NOC headquarters to transform into "House of Azerbaijani athletes" during Baku 2015". Inside The Games. Retrieved 28 October 2023. The Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee (AzMOK)
  5. ^ "Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev". president.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2012.