| Prime Minister of Republic of Azerbaijan | |
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| Azərbaycanın Baş naziri | |
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| Member of | Cabinet Security Council |
| Appointer | President |
| Inaugural holder | Fatali Khan Khoyski |
| Formation | 28 May 1918 5 February 1991 |
| Deputy | First Deputy Prime Minister |
| Salary | 11,070 AZN per month[1] |
| Website | https://nk.gov.az/ru/ |
Theprime minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani:Azərbaycan Respublikasının Baş naziri) is thehead of government ofAzerbaijan. The current prime minister isAli Asadov on 8 October 2019 following the removal ofNovruz Mammadov.
Due to the central role of thepresident in the political system, the activities of the executive branch (including the prime minister) are significantly influenced by the head of state (for example, it is the president who appoints and dismisses the Prime Minister and other members of the Government; the president may chair the meetings of the cabinet and give obligatory orders to the prime minister and other members of the Government, the president may also revoke any act of the Government).
In the era of theSoviet Union, the head of government was the chairman ofCouncil of People's Commissars (until 1946) and the chairman of theCouncil of Ministers (after 1946). People who held those positions are sometimes referred to as the prime ministers. They may have also been referred to as Premier of Ministers, or simplypremier.
The prime minister is the third-highest constitutional office in Azerbaijan. In the event of the president's death, resignation or impeachment, the prime minister is second in the line of succession, after thefirst vice-president. Until September 2016, when the office of First Vice-President was created, the prime minister was first in line.
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| No. | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref | |||
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| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | |||||
| 1 |  | Fatali Khan Khoyski Azerbaijani:Fətəli-xan Xoyski (1875–1920) | 28 May 1918 | 14 April 1919 | 321 | Independent | 1.Rasulzade I | 1918 | [2] |
| Won theBattle of Baku; removed theCentrocaspian Dictatorship from power in Baku; established amulti-party system; established ofpostal system of Azerbaijan; foundedAzerbaijani manat; establishedAzerbaijani language in all schools and colleges. | |||||||||
| 2 |  | Nasib Yusifbeyli Azerbaijani:Nəsib Yusifbəyli (1881–1920) | 28 May 1919 | 30 March 1920 | 307 | Musavat | 2.Topchubashov I | 1919 | [3] |
| Established diplomatic ties betweenAzerbaijan Democratic Republic andWestern world. | |||||||||
| — |  | Mammad Hasan Hajinski(acting) Azerbaijani:Məmməd Hacınski (1875–1931) | 30 March 1920 | 28 April 1920 | 29 | Musavat | — | 1920 | [3] |
| Failed to slow down the advance of11th Red Army onAzerbaijan Democratic Republic. | |||||||||
| No. | Chairman | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref | |||
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| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | |||||
| 1 |  | Nariman Narimanov Azerbaijani:Nəriman Nərimanov (1870–1925) | 28 April 1920 | 6 May 1922 | 738 | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 1.Hüseynov I | — | [4] |
| Tried to promote anticolonial program leading to native rule than to a means for the dominance of an industrial proletariat, which refused byKremlin. | |||||||||
| 2 |  | Gazanfar Musabekov Azerbaijani:Qəzənfər Musabəyov (1888–1938) | 6 May 1922 | 14 March 1930 | 2869 | Communist | 2.Kirov I | — | [5] |
| During theGreat Purge, he was arrested, accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed. | |||||||||
| 3 |  | Dadash Bunyadzade Azerbaijani:Dadaş Bünyadzadə (1888–1938) | 14 March 1930 | 23 October 1932 | 954 | Communist | 3.Polonski I | — | |
| During theGreat Purge, he was arrested, accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed. | |||||||||
| 4 |  | Mir Jafar Baghirov Azerbaijani:Mir Cəfər Bağırov (1896–1956) | 23 October 1932 | 12 December 1933 | 415 | Communist | 4.Polonski I | — | [6] |
| FollowedStalin's orders without question; Purged Azerbaijani intelligentsia, communist leaders who had sympathized with the opposition or who might have once leaned towardPan-Turkism. | |||||||||
| 5 |  | Huseyn Rahmanov Azerbaijani:Hüseyn Rəhmanov (1902–1937) | 12 December 1933 | 22 August 1937 | 1349 | Communist | 5.Bağırov I | — | [7] |
| During theGreat Purge, he was arrested, accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed. | |||||||||
| 6 |  | Teymur Guliyev Azerbaijani:Teymur Quliyev (1888–1965) | 13 November 1937 | 28 March 1946 | 3057 | Communist | 6.Bağırov I | — | [8] |
| FollowedMir Jafar Baghirov's orders without question; Purged Azerbaijani intelligentsia, communist leaders who had sympathized with the opposition or who might have once leaned towardPan-Turkism. | |||||||||
| No. | Chairman | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | |||||
| 1 | | Teymur Guliyev Azerbaijani:Teymur Quliyev (1888–1965) | 28 March 1946 | 6 April 1953 | 2566 | Communist | 1.Bağırov I | — | [9] |
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| 2 | | Mir Jafar Baghirov Azerbaijani:Mir Cəfər Bağırov (1896–1956) | 6 April 1953 | 20 July 1953 | 105 | Communist | 2.Yaqubov I | — | [9] |
| FollowedStalin's orders without question; Purged Azerbaijani intelligentsia, communist leaders who had sympathized with the opposition or who might have once leaned towardPan-Turkism. | |||||||||
| 3 | | Teymur Guliyev Azerbaijani:Teymur Quliyev (1888–1965) | 20 July 1953 | 1 March 1954 | 224 | Communist | 3.Yaqubov I | — | [9] |
| Expelled fromCommunist Party of Azerbaijan for gross violations of social legitimacy and actively promoting crimes of Mir Jafar Baghirov. | |||||||||
| 4 | | Sadig Rahimov Azerbaijani:Sadıq Rəhimov (1914–1975) | 1 March 1954 | 8 July 1958 | 1590 | Communist | 4.Mustafayev I | — | [10] |
| RestoredAzerbaijani language as the official language of the Azerbaijan SSR. | |||||||||
| 5 | | Vali Akhundov Azerbaijani:Vəli Axundov (1916–1986) | 8 July 1958 | 10 July 1959 | 1828 | Communist | 5.Mustafayev I | — | [11] |
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| 6 | | Mammad Isgandarov Azerbaijani:Məmməd İsgəndərov (1915–1985) | 10 July 1959 | 29 December 1961 | 903 | Communist | 6.Axundov I | — | [9] |
| — | |||||||||
| 7 | | Anvar Alikhanov Azerbaijani:Ənvər Əlixanov (1917–1992) | 29 December 1961 | 10 April 1970 | 3024 | Communist | 7.Axundov I | — | [9] |
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| 8 | | Ali Ibrahimov Azerbaijani:Əli İbrahimov (1913–1990) | 10 April 1970 | 22 January 1981 | 3920 | Communist | 8.H.Əliyev I | — | [9] |
| Temporarily improved economic conditions and promoted alternative industries to the declining oil industry. | |||||||||
| 9 | | Hasan Seyidov Azerbaijani:Həsən Seyidov (1932–2004) | 22 January 1981 | 27 January 1989 | 2927 | Communist | 9.H.Əliyev I | — | [9] |
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| 10 | Ayaz Mutallibov Azerbaijani:Ayaz Mütəllibov (1938–2022) | 27 January 1989 | 26 January 1990 | 364 | Communist | 10.Vəzirov I | — | [12] | |
| Black January. | |||||||||
| 11 | .jpg) | Hasan Hasanov Azerbaijani:Həsən Həsənov (1940–) | 26 January 1990 | 5 February 1991 | 375 | Communist | 11.Mütəllibov I | — | [13] |
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| No. | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref | |||
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| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | |||||
| 1 | | Hasan Hasanov Azerbaijani:Həsən Həsənov (1940–) | 5 February 1991 | 4 April 1992 | 424 | Independent | 1.Mütəllibov I | — | [14] |
| Made a deal with thePopular Front of Azerbaijan inviting them to form a coalition within the newly established government. | |||||||||
| — | | Firuz Mustafayev Azerbaijani:Firuz Mustafayev (1933–2018) | 4 April 1992 | 16 May 1992 | 42 | Independent | — | — | [15] |
| Acting Prime Minister. | |||||||||
| 2 | | Rahim Huseynov Azerbaijani:Rəhim Hüseynov (1936–2023) | 16 May 1992 | 30 January 1993 | 259 | Independent | 1.Mütəllibov I | — | [16] |
| During his term in office,Gross national product fell by 20%. | |||||||||
| — | | Ali Masimov Azerbaijani:Əli Məsimov (1953–) | 5 February 1993 | 28 April 1993 | 82 | Azerbaijani Popular Front Party | 1.Elçibəy I | — | [17] |
| Acting Prime Minister. Authored the Azerbaijan Economic Progress Program and Main policies of Cabinet of Ministers program; Laid the foundation of Azerbaijan's Economic Independence Concepts and Agricultural Reforms Program; Established the Assistance Fund for Refugees and IDPs. | |||||||||
| 3 |  | Panah Huseynov Azerbaijani:Pənah Hüseynov (1957–) | 28 April 1993 | 30 June 1993 | 63 | Azerbaijani Popular Front Party | 3.Elçibəy I | — | [18] |
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| 4 | | Surat Huseynov Azerbaijani:Surət Hüseynov (1959–2023) | 30 June 1993 | 7 October 1994 | 464 | Military | 4.H.Əliyev II | — | |
| Attempted acoup d'état, supported by the military, against Heydar Aliyev, which was immediately suppressed. | |||||||||
| 5 | | Fuad Guliyev Azerbaijani:Fuad Quliyev (1941–) | 7 October 1994 | 20 July 1996 | 652 | New Azerbaijan Party | 5.H.Əliyev II | — | [19] |
| Acting Prime Minister until 2 May 1995. DeclaredSumgait afree economic zone and signed a contract with foreign oil companies for exploration, development and production atKarabakh oil field. | |||||||||
| 6 | .jpg) | Artur Rasizade Azerbaijani:Artur Rasi-zadə (1935–) | 20 July 1996 | 4 August 2003 | 2571 | New Azerbaijan Party | 6.H.Əliyev II | — | |
| Acting Prime Minister as First Deputy Prime Minister until 26 November 1996. Acting Prime Minister from 18 to 21 October 1998. | |||||||||
| 7 |  | Ilham Aliyev Azerbaijani:İlham Əliyev (1961–) | 4 August 2003 | 31 October 2003 | 88 | New Azerbaijan Party | 7.H.Əliyev II | — | |
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| 8 | | Artur Rasizade Azerbaijani:Artur Rasi-zadə (1935–) | 31 October 2003 | 21 April 2018 | 5286 | New Azerbaijan Party | 8.İ.Əliyev I | — | |
| Acting for Prime MinisterIlham Aliyev from 6 August 2003 to 31 October 2003, when Aliyev took office asPresident of Azerbaijan. Acting Prime Minister as First Deputy Prime Minister from 31 October 2003 until 4 November 2003, when he was named Prime Minister. | |||||||||
| 9 |  | Novruz Mammadov Azerbaijani:Novruz Məmmədov (1947–) | 21 April 2018 | 8 October 2019 | 535 | New Azerbaijan Party | 9.İ.Əliyev III | — | |
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| 10 | | Ali Asadov Azerbaijani:Əli Əsədov (1956–) | 8 October 2019 | Incumbent | 2210 | New Azerbaijan Party | 9.İ.Əliyev III | — | |
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