Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

The prime minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Baş naziri) is the head of government of Azerbaijan. The current prime minister is Ali Asadov on 8 October 2019 following the removal of Novruz Mammadov.

Prime Minister of Republic of Azerbaijan
Azərbaycanın Baş naziri
Emblem of Azerbaijan
Incumbent Ali Asadov since 8 October 2019
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/

Due to the central role of the president 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).

Historical background

In the era of the Soviet Union, the head of government was the chairman of Council of People's Commissars (until 1946) and the chairman of the Council 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 simply premier.

Succession of the presidency

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 the first vice-president. Until September 2016, when the office of First Vice-President was created, the prime minister was first in line.

List of heads of government of Azerbaijan (1918–present)

Colour key (for political parties)
None   Musavat   Military   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)

Prime ministers

No.	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political party	Government	Elected	Ref
	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 the Battle of Baku; removed the Centrocaspian Dictatorship from power in Baku; established a multi-party system; established of postal system of Azerbaijan; founded Azerbaijani manat; established Azerbaijani 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 between Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Western 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 of 11th Red Army on Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

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

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars

No.	Chairman		Term of office			Political party	Government	Elected	Ref
	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 by Kremlin.
2		Gazanfar Musabekov Azerbaijani: Qəzənfər Musabəyov (1888–1938)	6 May 1922	14 March 1930	2869	Communist	2. Kirov I	—	[5]
			During the Great 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 the Great 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]
			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.
5		Huseyn Rahmanov Azerbaijani: Hüseyn Rəhmanov (1902–1937)	12 December 1933	22 August 1937	1349	Communist	5. Bağırov I	—	[7]
			During the Great 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]
			Followed Mir Jafar Baghirov's orders without question; Purged Azerbaijani intelligentsia, communist leaders who had sympathized with the opposition or who might have once leaned toward Pan-Turkism.

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

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]
			—
2		Mir Jafar Baghirov Azerbaijani: Mir Cəfər Bağırov (1896–1956)	6 April 1953	20 July 1953	105	Communist	2. Yaqubov I	—	[9]
			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.
3		Teymur Guliyev Azerbaijani: Teymur Quliyev (1888–1965)	20 July 1953	1 March 1954	224	Communist	3. Yaqubov I	—	[9]
			Expelled from Communist 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]
			Restored Azerbaijani 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]
			—
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]
			—
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]
			—
10		Ayaz Mutallibov Azerbaijani: Ayaz Mütəllibov (1938–2022)	27 January 1989	26 January 1990	364	Communist	10. Vəzirov I	—	[12]
			Black January.
11		Hasan Hasanov Azerbaijani: Həsən Həsənov (1940–)	26 January 1990	5 February 1991	375	Communist	11. Mütəllibov I	—	[13]
			—

Republic of Azerbaijan (1991–present)

Prime ministers

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–)	5 February 1991	4 April 1992	424	Independent	1. Mütəllibov I	—	[14]
			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	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]
			—
4		Surat Huseynov Azerbaijani: Surət Hüseynov (1959–2023)	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	—	[19]
			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 21 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	2075	New Azerbaijan Party	9. İ.Əliyev III	—
			—

Timeline

See also

• Prime Minister of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
• President of Azerbaijan
• List of heads of state of Azerbaijan
• Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan