Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) (Azeri

Azerbaijani language

Azerbaijani or Azeri or Torki is a language belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia by the Azerbaijani people, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran...

: Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (AMEA)), located in Baku

Baku

Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

, is the main state research organization in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. It was established in 1935.

History

The Academy was based on the Azerbaijan Society for Scientific Research and Studies, which was first affiliated with Baku State University

Baku State University

Baku State University is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the University started with faculties of history and philology; physics and mathematics; law and medicine with an initial enrollment of 1094...

 and later with the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1945, the USSR Council of People's Commissars ordered the society to be reorganized into the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR

Azerbaijan SSR

The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Azerbaijan SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union....

. During its first year, the Academy numbered 15 members; Uzeyir Hajibeyov

Uzeyir Hajibeyov

Uzeyir bey Abdul Hussein oglu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure from Azerbaijan. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera...

 and Samad Vurgun among them.

The Presidium

Presidium

The presidium or praesidium is the name for the heading organ of various legislative and organizational bodies.-Historical usage:...

 is currently located in the historical Ismailiyya building

Ismailiyya building

The Ismailiyya building serves as the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. It is located on Istiglaliyyat Street in Baku.The building was constructed for the Muslim Charity Society by Iosif Ploshko at the expense of the millionaire Musa Naghiyev...

 on Istiglaliyyat Street in the center of Baku.

Structure

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences is divided into 5 departments (altogether they affiliate over 30 research and cultural institutions throughout the country), namely:

• Physics, Mathematics and Technological Studies Department
• Chemistry Department
• Earth Sciences Department
• Biology Department
• Social Sciences Department

The Academy has regional branches in Ganja, Shaki and Lankaran

Lankaran

-History:The city was built on a swamp along the northern bank of the river bearing the city's name. There are remains of human settlements in the area dating back to the Neolithic period as well as ruins of fortified villages from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Lankaran's history is rather recent,...

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Members

The Academy has a two-tier membership. Currently there are 57 active members and 104 corresponding members. Membership is granted through vote. The Academy also grants honorary membership.

Presidents

The main executive figure in the academy is 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–