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Leyla Yunus

1955 - Today

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Leyla Islam qizi Yunusova (née Vəliyeva; born 21 December 1955), better known as Leyla Yunus, is an Azerbaijani human rights activist who serves as the director of Institute of Peace and Democracy, a human rights organisation. She is particularly known for her work helping citizens affected by forced evictions in Baku, on whose behalf she organized several small protests. She was one of the founders of the modern Popular Front party. In July 2014, the Azerbaijani authorities jailed Yunus under allegations of fraud and tax evasion, which are charges widely regarded as dubious. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leyla Yunus is the 15,335th most popular politician (down from 15,255th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Azerbaijan (up from 127th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Azerbaijani Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leyla Yunus ranks 15,335 out of 19,576. Before her are Wei Fenghe, Gray Davis, Michael C. Burgess, Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Zoran Zaev, and José María Orellana. After her are Eugène Camara, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Dimitrios Maximos, Lol Mahamat Choua, He Guoqiang, and Matija Ljubek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Leyla Yunus ranks 341. Before her are Toshio Suzuki, Kristine Sutherland, Ali Laarayedh, Bart D. Ehrman, Carme Forcadell, and Dorji Wangmo. After her are Julian Richings, Sahiba Gafarova, José Daniel Valencia, Avraham Burg, Glynis Barber, and Mary Beard.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Leyla Yunus ranks 117 out of 232. Before her are Ajdar Ismailov (1938), Alakbar Mammadov (1930), Surat Huseynov (1959), Rustam Ibragimbekov (1939), Boris Hagelin (1892), and Nigar Jamal (1980). After her are Arkady Andreasyan (1947), Abbas Sahhat (1874), Sahiba Gafarova (1955), Tofig Guliyev (1917), Anvar Chingizoglu (1962), and Sara Ashurbeyli (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Azerbaijan

Among politicians born in Azerbaijan, Leyla Yunus ranks 25. Before her are Nasib Yusifbeyli (1881), Ayna Sultanova (1895), Zuleykha Seyidmammadova (1919), Nikolai Baibakov (1911), Zakir Hasanov (1959), and Surat Huseynov (1959). After her are Sahiba Gafarova (1955), Yuri Shchekochikhin (1950), Vladimir Makogonov (1904), Arsen Avakov (1964), Alexander Beglov (1956), and Jamil Hasanli (1952).

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