title: Zahid Oruc
text: # Zahid Oruc
  
  Orujov Zahid Maharram oglu (Azerbaijani: Orucov Zahid Məhərrəm oğlu; born 1 February 1972) is an Azerbaijan politician and chairperson of the Social Research Center (2019).
  
  In 2018, he ran for president against Ilham Aliyev and officially received 3.12% of the vote, although this election was characterized as fraudulent.
  
  