Draft:Samaya Maharram gizi Habibova

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Education

 * In 2013, Habibova earned a full scholarship to Baku State University's law faculty with a high score (657/700) on the entrance exam.
 * During her undergraduate studies, she received several recognitions:
 * Student of the Year (2015) by Rector Abel Maharramov
 * Successful Completion of SABAH Groups award (2017) by Minister of Education Mikayil Jabbarov
 * Graduated with a high GPA of 92/100 in 2017
 * Habibova pursued a dual Master's degree in European Law with Julius Maximilians Universitat Wurzburg in Germany. She graduated in 2019 with the highest grades:
 * 1.0 (Sehr Gut) from WU
 * 97/100 from Baku State University
 * In 2020, Habibova began a Ph.D. in Constitutional Law at Baku State University. In December 2023, she achieved a remarkable score of 48 out of 50 on her final doctoral exam overseen by Professor Ziyafat Asgarov.
 * During her Ph.D. studies, she received an award from the Minister of Education and Science, Emin Amrullayev, for her contributions to the Azerbaijani law system.
 * Concurrently, she pursued a dual Executive MBA from the University of York and the University of Strasbourg.

Habibova's professional experience includes:

 * Teaching assistant in the International Law department (2018)


 * Legal Assistant and Junior Lawyer at EKVITA (2019)
 * Adjunct Lecturer on European Customs Law (2019) at Baku State University
 * Chief Legal Counsel at SOFAZ (2020)
 * Lawyer-Specialist at PASHA Life OJSC (2021-2023)
 * In April 2022, Habibova founded E-LEGAL, the first online legal service provider in Azerbaijan. E-LEGAL offers a wide range of legal services, including smart contract drafting, e-signatures, apply to the court, corporate services, consultations, and legal updates.

Awards

 * Youth of the Year (2024, Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan)
 * Contributions to ASAN Service (2023, State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan )
 * Featured on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) website as a successful lawyer from Azerbaijan (2023)
 * Woman in Tech of the Year Winner (2023, Innovation and Digital Development Agency)
 * Founders Academy Winner (2023, Innovation and Digital Development Agency)
 * Digital Transformation Leader Finalist (2023, AWITA)
 * Valuable Proposal for Improving Company Management (2022, PASHA Life Insurance)
 * Successful SABAH Education Graduate (2017, Ministry of Education)
 * Best Student of the Year (2015, Baku State University)

Habibova has represented Azerbaijan with her groundbreaking project E-LEGAL at several international conferences:

 * TechCrunch Disrupt (September 2023, San Francisco, USA)
 * Dublin Tech Summit (May 2023, Dublin, Ireland)
 * CIS 100 Ideas (October 2023, Minsk, Belarus)