“It is historic from a global point of view, because it shows that a Muslim country can appoint a woman to one of the highest offices and not any woman, but a woman who is capable, intelligent and has a track record,” added Sobhani.
He noted that this appointment is important for Azerbaijan, because every little girl today in Azerbaijan can look at Mehriban Aliyeva as a role model, and say “someday I can be a minister, someday, I can be a vice president and someday I can be contributing to Azerbaijan.”
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