Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Logo of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Established	23 January 1945
President	Isa Habibbayli
Staff	7,000 (63 academicians, 61 corresponding members, 335 doctors of sciences, 1,080 candidates of sciences)
Formerly called	Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR
Address	24 Istiglaliyyat Street, Baku, Azerbaijan
Website	Science.gov.az

Headquarters of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences in Baku

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (AMEA)), located in Baku, is the main state research organization that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of science and social sciences in Azerbaijan. It has a network of scientific research institutes across the country. It was established on 23 January 1945 during the Soviet era as the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Like the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences has two types of membership. The top-level members are academicians (63 scientists, as of 2021). The next-level members are corresponding members (61 scientists, as of 2021).

Presidents

The main executive figure in the academy is the President of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences who is elected by members of the Academy.

Name of President	Period served
Mir-Asadulla Mirgasimov	1945–1947
Yusif Mammadaliyev	1947–1950 1958–1961
Musa Aliyev	1950–1958
Zahid Khalilov	1961–1967
Rustam Ismayilov	1967–1970
Hasan Abdullayev	1970–1983
Eldar Salayev	1983–1997
Faramaz Magsudov	1997–2000
Mahmud Karimov	2000–2013
Akif Alizadeh	2013–2019
Ramiz Mehdiyev	2019—2022
Isa Habibbayli	2022—present

Related pages

• Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory

Other websites

• Official website (in Azerbaijani, English, and Russian)