Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on the approval of the new composition of the Commission of Azerbaijan State Awards for Science, Engineering, Architecture, Culture and Literature.

The new composition of the Commission is as follows:

Chairman of the Commission:

Artur Rasizade – Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Members of the Commission:

Elchin Efendiyev - Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Akif Alizadeh - President of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Abulfas Garayev - Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Ogtay Shiraliyev - Minister of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Mikail Jabbarov – Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Abbas Alasgarov - Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture
Arif Mehdiyev - Chairman of the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Ismayil Sadigov - Head of the Department of Humanitarian Affairs of the Cabinet of Ministers
Ibrahim Guliyev - Vice-president of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Isa Habibbayli - Vice-president of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Ismayil Hajiyev - Chairman of the Nakhchivan branch of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Ahliman Amiraslanov - Academician-secretary of the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Omar Eldarov - Rector of Azerbaijan Academy of Arts
Abel Maharramov - Rector of Baku State University
Siyavush Karimi - Rector of the Azerbaijan National Conservatory
Chingiz Abdullayev - Secretary of Azerbaijan Writers' Union
Jalal Abbasov - Secretary of Azerbaijan Composers’ Union
Altay Hajiyev - People's artist
Arif Malikov - People's actor
Shafiga Mammadova - Chairperson of the Union of Cinematographers of Azerbaijan
Elbay Gasimzade - Chairman of the Board of the Union of Architects of Azerbaijan
Movlud Suleymanli – People’s writer
Maharram Gasimli - Chairman of Azerbaijan Ashugs' Union