Political Leaders: Azerbaijan

Leaders of Azerbaijan
(Republic of Azerbaijan)

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Active names link to their correspondant biography at the CIDOB website. See also former USSR for data before 1991.

Parties: AKC: Popular Front of Azerbaijan; YAP: New Azerbaijan Party; n/p: non-party

Presidents

Ayaz Niyazi oglu Mutalibov  26 Jun 1991 -  6 Mar 1992         [picture] n/p (*)
Yaqub Cavad oglu Mamadov     6 Mar 1992 - 14 May 1992                   (acting)
Ayaz Niyazi oglu Mutalibov  14 May 1992 - 16 May 1992         [picture] n/p
Yaqub Cavad oglu Mamadov    16 May 1992 - 18 May 1992                   (acting)
Isa Yunis oglu Qambar       18 May 1992 - 16 Jun 1992         [picture] AKC (acting)
Abulfaz Elchibey            16 Jun 1992 -  1 Sep 1993 (+2000) [picture] AKC 
Heydar Alirza oglu Aliev     1 Sep 1993 - 31 Oct 2003 (+2003) [picture] YAP (acting to 10 Oct 1993)  
Ilham Heydar oglu Aliev     31 Oct 2003 -                     [picture] YAP

(*) Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 18 May 1990 to 26 Jun 1991. Ruler of an independent state since 25 Dec 1991 (declaration of 30 Aug 1991 effective as USSR is dissolved).

Prime Ministers

Hasan Hasanov               25 Jan 1990 -  7 Apr 1992         [picture] n/p
Feiruz Mustafaev             7 Apr 1992 - 18 May 1992                   (acting)
Rakhim Huseyn Huseynov      18 May 1992 - 26 Jan 1993         [picture]
Ali Masimov                 26 Jan 1993 - 28 Apr 1993                   (acting)
Panakh Chodar Huseynov      28 Apr 1993 -  7 Jun 1993                   AKC
Surat Huseynov              27 Jun 1993 -  6 Oct 1994         [picture]
Fuad Guliev                  6 Oct 1994 - 20 Jul 1996         [picture] YAP (acting to 2 May 1995)
Artur Tahir oglu Rasizade   20 Jul 1996 -  4 Aug 2003         [picture] YAP (acting to 26 Nov 1996) 
Ilham Heydar oglu Aliev      4 Aug 2003 - 31 Oct 2003         [picture] YAP 
Artur Tahir oglu Rasizade    6 Aug 2003 -                     [picture] YAP (acting for Aliev to 4 Nov 2003)

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