List of heads of state of Azerbaijan

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This is the list of the heads of state of Azerbaijan from 1918 to the present. 25 people have been head of the Azerbaijani state since its establishment in 1918. It includes leaders of short-lived Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920), of Soviet Azerbaijan (1920–1991), and of post-Soviet era.

Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column (administration number) and the second column counts individuals.

The youngest head of state by his accession to office was Grigory Kaminsky, at age 25, and the oldest Heydar Aliyev, at age 70.

Leaders of Azerbaijan since 1918

Colour key
(for political parties)
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  None
  Musavat
  Ittifaq al-Muslimin
  Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks)
  Communist Party of the Soviet Union
  New Azerbaijan Party
  Azerbaijani Popular Front Party

Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920)

Chairman of the Azerbaijani National Council
№ President Term of office Political party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Musavat/meta/color;"| 1 Mammad Amin Rasulzade.jpg Mammad Amin Rasulzade
Məmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə
(1884–1955)		 28 May 1918 7 December 1918 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. style="background:Template:Musavat/meta/color;"|Musavat
 1. Rasulzade I 1918 [1]
Regarded as the first President in the modern sense; won the Battle of Baku; remained neutral on the Russian Civil War; established Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
Chairman of Parliament
№ Chairman of Parliament Term of office Political party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days
1 80px Alimardan Topchubashov
Əlimərdan Topçubaşov
(1862–1934)		 7 December 1918 27 April 1920 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Ittifaq al-Muslimin
 1. Topchubashov I 1918 [2]
Achieved the de facto recognition of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (1922–1936) and Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)

Chairman of the Presidium of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR
№ Chairman Term of office Political party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days
1 Mirza Davud Huseynov
Mirzə Davud Hüseynov
(1894–1938)		 28 April 1920 23 July 1920 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
(Bolsheviks)		 1. Hüseynov I — [3]
During the Great Purge, he was arrested, accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed.
2 Victor Naneyshvili
Viktor Naneyşvili
(1878–1940)		 23 July 1920 9 September 1920 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
(Bolsheviks)		 2. Naneyşvili I — [4]
During the Great Purge, he was arrested, accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed.
3 Stasova2.jpg Elena Stasova
Yelena Stasova
(1873–1966)		 9 September 1920 15 September 1920 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
(Bolsheviks)		 3. Stasova I — [5]
4 Vladimir Dumbadze
Vladimir Dumbadze
(1879–1934)		 15 September 1920 24 November 1920 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
(Bolsheviks)		 4. Dumbadze I — [6]
During the Great Purge, he was arrested, accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed.
Executive Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR
№ Secretary Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days
1 Grigory Kaminsky
Qriqori Kaminski
(1895–1938)		 24 October 1920 24 July 1921 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
(Bolsheviks)		 1. Kaminski I — [7]
During the Great Purge, he was arrested, accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed.
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR
№ First Secretary Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days
1 Sergei Kirov.jpg Sergey Kirov
Sergey Kirov
(1886–1934)		 24 July 1921 5 January 1925 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
(Bolsheviks)		 1. Kirov I — [8]
Enforced Soviet rule over unwilling Azerbaijani nationalists; played an important role in helping to deliver Baku’s oil to Soviet Russia.
2 Ruhulla Akhundov
Ruhulla Axundov
(1897–1938)		 5 January 1925 21 January 1926 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
(Bolsheviks)		 2. Axundov I — [9]
During the Great Purge, he was arrested, accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed.
3 Levon Mirzoyan.jpg Levon Mirzoyan
Levon Mirzoyan
(1873–1966)		 21 January 1926 11 July 1929 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
(Bolsheviks)		 3. Mirzoyan I — [10]
Purged Azerbaijani intelligentsia, communist leaders who had sympathized with the opposition or who might have once leaned toward Pan-Turkism.
4 80px Nikolay Gikalo
Nikolay Gikalo
(1897–1938)		 11 July 1929 5 August 1930 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
(Bolsheviks)		 4. Gikalo I — [11]
During the Great Purge, he was arrested, accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed.
5 Vladimir Polonsky
Vladimir Polonski
(1893–1937)		 5 August 1930 7 February 1933 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
(Bolsheviks)		 5. Polonski I — [12]
During the Great Purge, he was arrested, accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed.
6 Ruben Rubenov
Ruben Rubenov
(1894–1937)		 7 February 1933 10 December 1933 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
(Bolsheviks)		 6. Rubenov I — [13]
During the Great Purge, he was arrested, accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed.
7 Mir Jafar Baghirov
Mir Cəfər Bağırov
(1896–1956)		 10 December 1933 6 April 1953 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
 7. Bağırov I — [14]
Followed Stalin's orders without question; Purged Azerbaijani intelligentsia, communist leaders who had sympathized with the opposition or who might have once leaned toward Pan-Turkism.
8 Mir Teymur Yaqubov
Mir Teymur Yaqubov
(1904–1970)		 6 April 1953 17 February 1954 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
 8. Yaqubov I — [15]
9 Imam Mustafayev
Imam Mustafayev
(1910–1997)		 17 February 1954 10 July 1959 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
 9. Mustafayev I — [16]
Restored Azerbaijani language as the official language of the Azerbaijan SSR.
10 Vali Akhundov
Vəli Axundov
(1916–1986)		 10 July 1959 14 July 1969 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
 10. Axundov I — [17]
He is credited in Azerbaijan for rebuffing the Armenian claims for Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in 1965.
11 80px Heydar Aliyev
Heydər Əliyev
(1923–2003)		 14 July 1969 3 December 1982 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
 11. H.Əliyev I — [18]
Temporarily improved economic conditions and promoted alternative industries to the declining oil industry.
12 Kamran Baghirov
Kamran Bağırov
(1933–2000)		 3 December 1982 21 May 1988 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
 12. Bağırov I — [19]
He was strongly criticized for worsening economic conditions in Azerbaijan.
13 Abdurrahman Vazirov
Əbdürrəhman Vəzirov
(1930–)		 21 May 1988 25 January 1990 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
 13. Vəzirov I — [20]
Shared internationalist values and aspirations for political reform but he could not cope effectively with the complex political situation in Azerbaijan.
14 Ayaz Mutalibov 1992.jpg Ayaz Mutallibov
Ayaz Mütəllibov
(1938–)		 25 January 1990 14 September 1991 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Communist
 14. Mütəllibov I — [21]
Black January.

Republic of Azerbaijan (1991–present)

Presidents
№ President Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref
Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days
1 Ayaz Mutalibov 1992.jpg Ayaz Mutallibov
Ayaz Mütəllibov
(1938–)		 30 August 1991 6 March 1992 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. None 1. Mütəllibov II 1991 [21]
Nagorno-Karabakh War; Khojaly Massacre; Capture of Shusha; 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown. Forced to submit his resignation after pressure from Azerbaijan Popular Front.
— Yagub Mammadov (Acting)
Yaqub Məmmədov
(1941–)		 6 March 1992 14 May 1992 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. None — — [22]
Ousted by the armed revolt led by Azerbaijan Popular Front.
— Ayaz Mutalibov 1992.jpg Ayaz Mutallibov
Ayaz Mütəllibov
(1938–)		 14 May 1992 18 May 1992 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. None Mütəllibov II — [21]
Deposed from his duty after takeover by Azerbaijan Popular Front.
— Isa Gambar.jpg Isa Gambar (Acting)
İsa Qəmbər
(1957–)		 19 May 1992 16 June 1992 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Azerbaijani Popular Front Party
 — — [23]
Took temporary duties of president until the national elections in 1992.
2 Abulfaz Elchibey
Əbülfəz Elçibəy
(1938–2000)		 16 June 1992 1 September 1993 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Azerbaijani Popular Front Party
 2. Elçibəy I 1992 [24]
Among the Soviet republics the Russian army was first withdrawn from Azerbaijan; The national currency of Azerbaijan was put into circulation; State Treasure Foundation was established; Entrance examinations to the high and vocational educational was held with test method for the first time; The foundation of private institutions in the education field was permitted; The passage to the Latin alphabet; Founded the SOCAR; Re-established Azerbaijani Armed Forces; Operation Goranboy.
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Azerbaijan Party/meta/color;"| 3 80px Heydar Aliyev
Heydər Əliyev
(1923–2003)		 3 October 1993 31 October 2003 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. style="background:Template:New Azerbaijan Party/meta/color;"|New Azerbaijan Party
 3. H.Əliyev II 1993 [25]
Founded the YAP; Heydar Aliyev's cult of personality; Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline; South Caucasus Pipeline; 1994 Baku Metro bombings. Survived coup attempt in 1995.
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:New Azerbaijan Party/meta/color;"| 4 Ilham Aliyev par Claude Truong-Ngoc juin 2014.jpg Ilham Aliyev
İlham Əliyev
(1961–)		 31 October 2003 Present Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. style="background:Template:New Azerbaijan Party/meta/color;"|New Azerbaijan Party
 6. İ.Əliyev I 2003 [26]
Azerbaijan was elected as a non-permanent member to United Nations Security Council; foiled 2007 Baku terrorist plot; Azerbaijan State Oil Academy shooting; 2010 Mardakert skirmishes; 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes; Forced evictions in Baku; 2011 Azerbaijani protests; Eurovision Song Contest 2012; 2013 Baku protests; He was criticised for restricting the freedom of media and accused of violating human rights; 2014 Nagorno-Karabakh Mil Mi-24 shootdown; 2015 Baku residence building fire; 2015 European Games

See also

References

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