Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

Head of Government of Azerbaijan

The Prime Minister of Azerbaijan is the head of government of Azerbaijan. The President of Azerbaijan chooses the Prime Minister. The office of President has more powers than the office of Prime Minister. The current prime minister is Artur Rasizade.

List of Heads of Government of Azerbaijan (1918-Present) change

Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (1918-1920) change

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

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Chairmen of the Council of Ministers change

Republic of Azerbaijan (1991-Present) change

No.Prime MinisterTerm of officePolitical partyGovernmentElectedRef
PortraitNameTook OfficeLeft OfficeDays
1 Hasan Hasanov
Azerbaijani: Həsən Həsənov
(1940–)
7 February 19914 April 1992421Independent1. Mütəllibov I[1]
Made a deal with the Popular Front of Azerbaijan inviting them to form a coalition within the newly established government.
Firuz Mustafayev
Azerbaijani: Firuz Mustafayev
(1933–2018)
4 April 199214 May 199240Independent[2]
Acting Prime Minister.
2 Rahim Huseynov
Azerbaijani: Rəhim Hüseynov
(1936–2023)
14 May 199230 January 1993261Independent1. Mütəllibov I[3]
During his term in office, Gross national product fell by 20%.
Ali Masimov
Azerbaijani: Əli Məsimov
(1953–)
5 February 199328 April 199382Azerbaijani Popular Front Party1. Elçibəy I[4]
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 199330 June 199363Azerbaijani Popular Front Party 3. Elçibəy I[5]
4 Surat Huseynov
Azerbaijani: Surət Hüseynov
(1959–)
30 June 19937 October 1994464Military4. H.Əliyev II
Attempted a coup d'état, supported by the military, against Heydar Aliyev, which was immediately suppressed.
5 Fuad Guliyev
Azerbaijani: Fuad Quliyev
(1941–)
7 October 199420 July 1996652New Azerbaijan Party5. H.Əliyev II[6]
Acting Prime Minister until 2 May 1995. Declared Sumgait a free economic zone and signed a contract with foreign oil companies for exploration, development and production at Karabakh oil field.
6 Artur Rasizade
Azerbaijani: Artur Rasi-zadə
(1935–)
20 July 19964 August 20032571New Azerbaijan Party6. H.Əliyev II
Acting Prime Minister as First Deputy Prime Minister until 26 November 1996. Acting Prime Minister from 18 to 24 October 1998.
7 Ilham Aliyev
Azerbaijani: İlham Əliyev
(1961–)
4 August 200331 October 200388New Azerbaijan Party7. H.Əliyev II
8 Artur Rasizade
Azerbaijani: Artur Rasi-zadə
(1935–)
31 October 200321 April 20185286New Azerbaijan Party8. İ.Əliyev I
Acting for Prime Minister Ilham Aliyev from 6 August 2003 to 31 October 2003, when Aliyev took office as President of Azerbaijan. Acting Prime Minister as First Deputy Prime Minister from 31 October 2003 until 4 November 2003, when he was named Prime Minister.
9Novruz Mammadov
Azerbaijani: Novruz Məmmədov
(1947–)
21 April 20188 October 2019535New Azerbaijan Party9. İ.Əliyev III
10 Ali Asadov
Azerbaijani: Əli Əsədov
(1956–)
8 October 2019Incumbent1685Independent9. İ.Əliyev III

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  5. Nohlen, Grotz, Hartmann, Dieter, Florian, Christof (2001). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook : Volume I: Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia: Volume I: Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia, Volume 1. Oxford University Press. p. 366.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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