Prof. Dr. Samad Seyidov
A member of the Baku Dialogues Editorial Advisory Council. He has been a member of the National Assembly (Milli Mejlis) of Azerbaijan since 2001 and is currently Chairman of the Committee on International Relations and Inter‑parliamentary Relations of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Azerbaijan‑U.S. Interparliamentary Working Group, and Head of Azerbaijan’s Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. A professor at the Azerbaijan University of Languages since 1999 who also served as its rector (2000‑2015), he is the author of more than 150 scientific books, monographs, and articles. He was awarded a degree in psychology from Leningrad State University (now Saint Petersburg State University) in 1986 and two doctorates in psychology (in 1989 and 1994).
