Züleyxa Izmailova

Züleyxa "Zuzu" Izmailova[1][2] (Azerbaijani: Züleyxa İsmayılova; born 13 June 1985) is an Estonian journalist, environmental activist and politician, who has been the leader of the Estonian Greens party since March 2017.

Züleyxa Izmailova
Leader of the Estonian Greens
Assumed office
27 March 2017
Preceded byAleksander Laane
Personal details
Born (1985-06-15) 15 June 1985
Tallinn, Estonia
Political partyEstonian Greens
Domestic partnerJoonas Laks
Children2

Biography

Izmailova was born to an Azerbaijani father and Estonian mother. Her partner is fellow member of the Estonian Greens Board Joonas Laks, with whom she has two children.[3] Izmailova studied geodesy at Kehtna Vocational Education Center from 2005 to 2008, but did not graduate.[4]

Political career

From 2005 to 2012, she was a member of the Social Democratic Party. On 27 March 2017, Izmailova was elected as the leader of the Estonian Greens party.[5][6] She was one of the candidates for the mayoralty of Tallinn in 2017. On 9 November 2017, she became one of the deputy mayors of Tallinn, with Taavi Aas as the mayor of Tallinn.[4] She is also a noted environmental activist, staging several protests about the environmental concerns of the Rail Baltica project, as well as strengthening environmental regulations in Estonia.[7]

Awards
  • 2016 – Anne & Stiil magazine Woman of the Year[8]

References
  1. "Eestimaa Rohelised uueks juhiks valiti Züleyxa Izmailova" (in Estonian). Pealinn. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. "Podcast rubriigist "Intervjuu" KUKU raadios" (in Estonian). kuku.postimees.ee. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. "Ma elan siin. Aserbaidžaani verd Züleyxa Izmailova" (in Estonian). vikerraadio.err.ee. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. "Õppeosakonna juhataja Erni Ajaots mäletab Züleyxad hästi: "Muide, oma keskkooli lõputunnistuse on ta meie kooli unustanud ja see on siiamaani siin."" (in Estonian). Kroonika. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. "Eestimaa Roheliste uus juht seab eesmärgiks ökoriigi" (in Estonian). err.ee. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. "Roheliste uueks juhiks valiti Züleyxa Izmailova" (in Estonian). delfi.ee. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. "Keskkonnaaktivist rääkis "Radaris" oma argipäevast: päevad täis koosolekuid, seminare, meeleavaldusi" (in Estonian). postimees.ee. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. "Ajakirja Anne&Stiil aasta naine on Züleyxa Izmailova" (in Estonian). elu24. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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