Background
Asadov was born in the village of Arevis in Syunik Province in Armenia.
Asadov was born in the village of Arevis in Syunik Province in Armenia.
He graduated from the Machinery Manufacturing Technologies Department of the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy.
From 1976 on, Asadov worked as the assistant manager and then manager at the Baku Air Conditioners Plant. In 1979, he was hired as the Senior Engineer at Azerbaijan Main Renovation and Special Construction Department and then worked in the management of Azərsantexquraşdırma, a subsidiary of the same organization. In 1996-2004, he was the President of the Absheron Su water management company and, in 2004-2005, he was the President of Azersu.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan in the 2000 parliamentary elections and subsequently re-elected in 2005 from Absheron Rayon and 2010 from Binagadi district of Baku.
He is the head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Commonwealth of Independent States and to the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries (TÜRKPA). Asadov is fluent in English and Russian.
He is a member of the International Water Association. On December 2, 2005 he was elected the Speaker of the National Assembly by the members of the parliament and re-elected on November 29, 2010. He is also a member of the Political Council of the New Azerbaijan Party.
