State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations of the Republic of Azerbaijan

State religious body in Azerbaijan

Ramin Mammadov, Chairman
Sayyad Aran, First Deputy Chairman
Gunduz İsmayilov, Deputy Chairman
Sayavush Heydarov, Deputy Chairman

Website[1]

The State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Dini Qurumlarla İş üzrə Dövlət Komitəsi) is a central executive body which ensures implementation of the state policy and laws in the field of religion. The State Committee was established on June 21, 2001.^[1]

Freedom of religion in Azerbaijan is substantially curtailed.^[2] The Azerbaijan government, which follows strictly secular and anti-religious ideology, represses all religions.^[2]

State Committee chairs

Rafiq Aliyev — 21 June 2001 - 25 June 2006
Hidayat Orujov — 25 June 2006 - 31 May 2012
Elshad Iskandarov — 31 May 2012 - 2 May 2014
Mubariz Qurbanli — 21 July 2014 - 14 February 2024
Ramin Mammadov — since 8 April 2024

References

^ FS. "Religious minorities". www.mfa.gov.az. Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
^ ^a ^b Sarkissian, Ani (2015). The Varieties of Religious Repression: Why Governments Restrict Religion. Oxford University Press. pp. 18, 51–53, 79–87. ISBN 978-0-19-934808-4.