Prime Minister 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)

Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (1918-1920)

Prime Ministers

• Fath Ali Khan Khoyski (28 May 1918 - 14 April 1919)
• Nasib Yusifbeyli (14 April 1919 - 1 April 1920)

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

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars

• Nariman Narimanov (May 1921 - April 1922)
• Gazanfar Musabekov (April 1922 - October 1928)
• Dadash Bunyadzade (October 1928 - February 1932)
• Mir Jafar Baghirov (February 1932 - December 1933)
• Huseyn Rahmanov (December 1933 - June 1937)
• Teymur Guliyev (June 1937 - 15 March 1946)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

• Teymur Guliyev (15 March 1946 - April 1953) (1st time)
• Mir Jafar Baghirov (April - 7 July 1953)
• Teymur Guliyev (July 1953 - 1 March 1954) (2nd time)
• Sadykh Rahimov (1 March 1954 - 8 July 1958)
• Vali Akhundov (8 July 1958 - 10 July 1959)
• Mammad Iskenderov (10 July 1959 - 29 December 1961)
• Anvar Alikhanov (29 December 1961 - 10 April 1970)
• Ali Ibrahimov (10 April 1970 - 22 January 1981)
• Hasan Seyidov (22 January 1981 - 27 January 1989)
• Ayaz Mutallibov (27 January 1989 - 25 January 1990)
• Hasan Hasanov (25 January 1990 - 7 February 1991)

Republic of Azerbaijan (1991-Present)

No.	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political party	Government	Elected	Ref
	Portrait	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Days
1		Hasan Hasanov Azerbaijani: Həsən Həsənov (1940–)	7 February 1991	4 April 1992	421	Independent	1. 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 1992	14 May 1992	40	Independent	—	—	[2]
			Acting Prime Minister.
2		Rahim Huseynov Azerbaijani: Rəhim Hüseynov (1936–2023)	14 May 1992	30 January 1993	261	Independent	1. Mütəllibov I	—	[3]
			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	—	[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 1993	30 June 1993	63	Azerbaijani Popular Front Party	3. Elçibəy I	—	[5]
			—
4		Surat Huseynov Azerbaijani: Surət Hüseynov (1959–)	30 June 1993	7 October 1994	464	Military	4. 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 1994	20 July 1996	652	New Azerbaijan Party	5. 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 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 24 October 1998.
7		Ilham Aliyev Azerbaijani: İlham Əliyev (1961–)	4 August 2003	31 October 2003	88	New Azerbaijan Party	7. H.Əliyev II	—
			—
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 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.
9		Novruz Mammadov Azerbaijani: Novruz Məmmədov (1947–)	21 April 2018	8 October 2019	535	New Azerbaijan Party	9. İ.Əliyev III	—
			—
10		Ali Asadov Azerbaijani: Əli Əsədov (1956–)	8 October 2019	Incumbent	1926	Independent	9. İ.Əliyev III	—
			—

Related pages

• President of Azerbaijan
• National Assembly of Azerbaijan
• List of political parties in Azerbaijan

References

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