Hasan Azis

Dr. Hasan Azis is born in the town of Kardzhali. After his secondary education, Dr. Azis studied at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia, Bulgaria and in 1995 graduated as Master of Industrial and Civil Engineering. In 1998 he graduated in his second higher education in the University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria with Master degree in Marketing and Management. In 2003, Dr. Azis has been elected Mayor of the Municipality of Kardzhali and re-elected several times afterwards. He holds currently this position. Since 2016 Dr. Azis has been elected Deputy President of the MRF.

Dr. Azis is also Deputy President of the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria since 2003.

For the period 2006-2019 he was representative in the European Committee of the Regions being member of the Committee of the Regions’ Economic Policy Committee (ECON) and member of the Committee on Citizenship, Governance, Institutional Affairs and Foreign Affairs of the Committee of the Regions (CIVEX), Brussels

In 2020, Dr. Azis successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria and obtained a PhD degree. Currently, he lectures as a visiting assistant professor at the University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria and at the Burgas Free University.

Dr. Azis is a member of the scientific board of the Journal Scientific Atlas with numerous scientific publications.