Nizami Ganjavi International Center
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| Headquarters | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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Key people | Co-Chairs: Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Ismail Serageldin |
| Website | www |
Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) is an international non-governmental organization sited in Baku.
Establishment[edit]
The Nizami Ganjavi International Center was established within the framework of the "Nizami Ganjavi" year, dedicated to the 870th anniversary of the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, who is considered to be the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature, at a special meeting held on 30 September 2012, at the poet's hometown Ganja. [1]
NGIC unites former heads of state and government and influential international experts.
Partners[edit]
The Center currently collaborates with international and regional organizations such as Podgorica Club (Bosnia), Marianna V. Vardinoyannis Foundation (Greece), Guggenheim Foundation[disambiguation needed] (U.S.), China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy (China),[citation needed] Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs (China),[2] Taihe Institute[3] (China) , National Committee on American Foreign Policy (U.S.),[citation needed] Berggruen Institute[4] (U.S.), Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (U.S.), Schwarzman Scholars (China), Italian Society for International Organizations (Italy),[citation needed] World Academy of Arts and Sciences.[5]
Members of the Board of Trustees[edit]
The Board consists of influential public and political figures:[6]
- Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999-2007), board Co-chair.
- Ismail Serageldin, Vice-President of the World Bank (1992-2000), board Co-chair.
- Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000-2012).
- Kerry Kennedy, President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.
- Marianna Vardinogiannis, Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO.
- Ivo Josipović, President of Croatia (2010-2015).
- Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria (2012-2017).
- Petar Stoyanov, President Republic of Bulgaria (1997-2002).
- Boris Tadić, President of Serbia (2004-2012).
- Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro (2003-2018).
- Zlatko Lagumdžija, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001-2002).
- Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium (2008; 2009-2011).
- Amr Moussa, Secretary-General of the Arab League (2001-2011).
- Eka Tkeshelashvili, Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia (2010-2012).
- Noeleen Heyzer, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations (2007-2015).
- David Q. Pan, Executive Dean Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University
- Kateryna Yushchenko, First Lady of Ukraine (2005-2010).
- Jean Baderschneider, Vice President, ExxonMobil (2000-2013).
Nizami Ganjavi International Award[edit]
In 2012, The Nizami Ganjavi International Center established the "Nizami Ganjavi International Award" to present to personalities and institutions that "embody the values that Nizami Ganjavi promoted through his poetry."[7]
Recipients:
- Mehriban Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan[8]
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations (1992-1996).[9]
- Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993-2001).[10]
- Süleyman Demirel, President of Turkey (1993-2000).[10]
- Abdell Fattah el-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt.[11]
- Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.[12]
- Henry Kissinger, United States Secretary of State (1973-1977).[13]
- John McCain, United States Senator from Arizona (1987-2018).[14]
- Queen Noor of Jordan, Queen and Queen Dowager of Jordan.[10]
- Rosen Plevneliev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2012-2017).[15]
- Jeffrey Sachs, University Professor at Columbia University; Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on SDG.[16]
- Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Laureate (2014).[16]
- Arthur Schneier, Senior Rabbi of New York City’s Park East Synagogue. [17]
- Ismail Serageldin, Vice-President of the World Bank (1992-2000).[10]
- Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990).[10]
- Marianna Vardinogiannis.[18]
- Melanne Verveer, former US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security.[10]
- Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on holding the 870th anniversary of the great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi" (in azərbaycanca). 23 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "President Wang Chao Meets with Delegation of Nizami Ganjavi International Center". www.cpifa.org. CPIFA.
- ↑ "Taihe Civilizations Forum". www.titcf.org.
- ↑ "Global Leaders Issue G20 Call to Action Urging Immediate Pledging Conference and Task Force to Coordinate Global Response to COVID-19". berggruen.org. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "WAAS Partnerships | World Academy of Art & Science". www.worldacademy.org.
- ↑ "Members - Nizami Ganjavi International Center". www.nizamiganjavi-ic.org.
- ↑ "International Jury for Nizami Ganjavi International Award established". azertag.az. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ "Nizami Ganjavi International Award presented to First VP Mehriban Aliyeva". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ "Former UN Secretary-General receives Nizami Ganjavi award". Trend.Az. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 "Nizami Ganjavi Award list". AzerNews.az. 15 August 2013.
- ↑ "Egyptian President receives Nizami Ganjavi International Center award". azertag.az. 16 January 2017.
- ↑ "President Ghani Receives Nizami Ganjavi Int'l Award". Bakhtar News Agency. 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Henry Kissinger awarded gold medal of Nizami Ganjavi International Center". 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ↑ "Highlights from the presentation of the Nizami Ganjavi International Award to H.E. John McCain which had been presented to his wife Mrs. Cindy McCain". Facebook.
- ↑ "Bulgarian President Plevneliev receives Nizami Ganjavi Award in Azerbaijan". bnr.bg. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Nizami Ganjavi International Center presents its 2020 Award". AzerNewsAz. Azernews. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ↑ "The Nizmani Ganjavi International Award for "his role in fostering inter religious dialogue," 2018, Responsible Leadership Award for "A Lifetime of Achievement," Muslim World League, 2019". Appeal of Conscience.
- ↑ "Marianna V. Vardinoyannis was awarded the "Order of friendship of Azerbaijan" and Nizami Ganjavi International Award". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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