The Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan () is the head of government of Azerbaijan. The current prime minister is Ali Asadov on 8 October 2019 following the removal of Novruz Mammadov.
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
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920) Prime ministers No.NameTerm of officePolitical partyGovernmentElectedRefPortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDays 1Fatali Khan Khoyski28 May 191814 April 1919Independent1. Rasulzade I1918 2Nasib Yusifbeyli28 May 191930 March 1920Musavat2. Topchubashov I1919 —Mammad Hasan Hajinski (acting)30 March 192028 April 1920Musavat —1920
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (1922–1936) and Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991) Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars No.NameTerm of officePolitical partyGovernmentElectedRefPortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDays 1Nariman Narimanov28 April 19206 May 1922Communist (Bolsheviks)1. Hüseynov I — 2Gazanfar Musabekov6 May 192214 March 1930Communist2. Kirov I — 3Dadash Bunyadzade14 March 193023 October 1932Communist3. Polonski I — 4Mir Jafar Baghirov23 October 193212 December 1933Communist4. Polonski I — 5Huseyn Rahmanov12 December 193322 August 1937Communist5. Bağırov I — 6Teymur Guliyev13 November 193728 March 1946Communist6. Bağırov I —
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers No.NameTerm of officePolitical partyGovernmentElectedRefPortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDays 1Teymur Guliyev28 March 194618 April 1953Communist 1. Bağırov I —— 2Mir Jafar Baghirov18 April 195317 August 1953Communist 2. Yaqubov I — 3Teymur Guliyev17 August 19539 March 1954Communist 3. Yaqubov I — 4Sadig Rahimov9 March 19548 July 1958Communist 4. Mustafayev I — 5Vali Akhundov8 July 195810 July 1959Communist 5. Mustafayev I —— 6Mamed Iskenderov10 July 195929 December 1961Communist 6. Axundov I —— 7Enver Alikhanov29 December 196110 April 1970Communist 7. Axundov I —— 8Ali Ibrahimov10 April 197022 January 1981Communist 8. H.Əliyev I — 9Hasan Seyidov22 January 198127 January 1989Communist 9. H.Əliyev I —— 10Ayaz Mutallibov27 January 198926 January 1990Communist 10. Vəzirov I — 11Hasan Hasanov26 January 19905 February 1991Communist 11. Mütəllibov I ——
Republic of Azerbaijan (1991–present) Prime ministers No.NameTerm of officePolitical partyGovernmentElectedRefPortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDays 1Hasan Hasanov5 February 19914 April 1992Independent1. Mütəllibov I — —Firuz Mustafayev4 April 199216 May 1992Independent — — 2Rahim Huseynov16 May 199230 January 1993Independent1. Mütəllibov I — —Ali Masimli5 February 199328 April 1993Azerbaijani Popular Front Party1. Elçibəy I — 3Panah Huseyn28 April 199330 June 1993Azerbaijani Popular Front Party 3. Elçibəy I —— 4Surat Huseynov30 June 19937 October 1994Military4. H.Əliyev II — 5Fuad Guliyev7 October 199420 July 1996New Azerbaijan Party5. H.Əliyev II — 6Artur Rasizade20 July 19964 August 2003New Azerbaijan Party6. H.Əliyev II — 7Ilham Aliyev4 August 200331 October 2003New Azerbaijan Party7. H.Əliyev II —— 8Artur Rasizade31 October 200321 April 2018New Azerbaijan Party8. İ.Əliyev I — 9Novruz Mammadov21 April 20188 October 2019New Azerbaijan Party9. İ.Əliyev III —— 10Ali Asadov8 October 2019IncumbentNew Azerbaijan Party9. İ.Əliyev III ——
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See also Prime Minister of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic President of Azerbaijan List of heads of state of Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan
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