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Kamal Jafarov (born 15 December 1989 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani politician. He is a Member of the Azerbaijan Parliament,chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and head of Anti-Corruption Training Center near General Prosecutor Office.
In 2012–2013,he worked as an adviser in the International Relations Department of the State Agency for Public Services and Social Innovations (publicly known asASAN Service).
During 2014–2016,Kamal Jafarov joined as a senior advisor to the Secretariat of Anti-Corruption Commission of Azerbaijan Republic. At this post he was also working as Secretary of inter-agency working group on improvement of legislation. His duties included liaising with government institutions involved in anti-corruption activities and media and coordinated relations with civil society institutions and international partners.
In 2016,he was appointed the Executive Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Azerbaijan. During these years,he also acted as a national focal point for Council of Europe project on Good Governance and Fight against Corruption (Eastern Partnership) implemented in Azerbaijan.
In 2020,due to his election to the Parliament of Azerbaijan he left civil service and started a career within the legislative body.
Parliament
In the 2020 Azerbaijani parliamentary election,Kamal Jafarov was elected an MP from the Sabirabad constituency (No 63) for the term of 2020–2025,representing the New Azerbaijan Party. Currently he is board member of New Azerbaijan Party. In the 2024 Azerbaijani parliamentary election,he was re-elected from Sabirabad constituency.
He is member of two committees in the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (Milli Majlis):Legal Policies and State Structuring Committee,and Defense,Security and Combating Corruption Committee.[1][2]
International activities
Council of Europe
He is a deputy chair of the Delegation of Azerbaijan to the Council of Europe (CoE).[3] He is a full member of Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and Committee on Migration,Refugees and Displaced Persons.
Kamal Jafarov served as the national focal point of Open Government Partnership international initiative between the years of 2016–2020.
United Nations
During 2015–2020,Kamal jafarov served as a national coordinator for the implementation of United Nation's Convention Against Corruption. He headed two implementing review mechanisms in Azerbaijan.
Kamal Jafarov is the author of articles published in The Guardian,The Telegraph,La Vanguardia,Hurriyet Daily News,TheJerusalem Post and other local news web-sites.
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