| Post: | Prime Minister of Republic of Azerbaijan |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Azerbaijan.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 80px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Azerbaijan |
| Incumbent: | Ali Asadov |
| Incumbentsince: | 8 October 2019 |
| Member Of: | Cabinet Security Council |
| Appointer: | President |
| Formation: | 28 May 1918 5 February 1991 |
| Inaugural: | Fatali Khan Khoyski |
| Salary: | 11,070 AZN per month[1] |
| Website: | https://nk.gov.az//ru/ |
| Deputy: | First Deputy Prime Minister |
| Native Name: | Azərbaycanın Baş naziri |
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).
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.
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.
Prime ministers
| No. | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | width=180px | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | ||||
| 1 | Fatali Khan Khoyski | 28 May 1918 | 14 April 1919 | Independent | 1. Rasulzade I | 1918 | [2] | ||
| 2 | Nasib Yusifbeyli | 28 May 1919 | 30 March 1920 | Musavat | 2. Topchubashov I | 1919 | [3] | ||
| — | Mammad Hasan Hajinski (acting) | 30 March 1920 | 28 April 1920 | Musavat | — | 1920 | |||
Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
| No. | Chairman | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | width=180px | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | ||||
| 1 | Nariman Narimanov | 28 April 1920 | 6 May 1922 | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 1. Hüseynov I | — | [4] | ||
| 2 | Gazanfar Musabekov | 6 May 1922 | 14 March 1930 | Communist | 2. Kirov I | — | [5] | ||
| 3 | Dadash Bunyadzade | 14 March 1930 | 23 October 1932 | Communist | 3. Polonski I | — | |||
| 4 | Mir Jafar Baghirov | 23 October 1932 | 12 December 1933 | Communist | 4. Polonski I | — | [6] | ||
| 5 | Huseyn Rahmanov | 12 December 1933 | 22 August 1937 | Communist | 5. Bağırov I | — | [7] | ||
| 6 | Teymur Guliyev | 13 November 1937 | 28 March 1946 | Communist | 6. Bağırov I | — | [8] | ||
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
| No. | Chairman | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | width=180px | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | ||||
| 1 | Teymur Guliyev | 28 March 1946 | 6 April 1953 | 1. Bağırov I | — | ||||
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| 2 | Mir Jafar Baghirov | 6 April 1953 | 20 July 1953 | 2. Yaqubov I | — | ||||
| 3 | Teymur Guliyev | 20 July 1953 | 1 March 1954 | 3. Yaqubov I | — | ||||
| 4 | Sadig Rahimov | 1 March 1954 | 8 July 1958 | 4. Mustafayev I | — | [9] | |||
| 5 | Vali Akhundov | 8 July 1958 | 10 July 1959 | 5. Mustafayev I | — | [10] | |||
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| 6 | Mammad Isgandarov | 10 July 1959 | 29 December 1961 | 6. Axundov I | — | ||||
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| 7 | Anvar Alikhanov | 29 December 1961 | 10 April 1970 | 7. Axundov I | — | [11] | |||
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| 8 | Ali Ibrahimov | 10 April 1970 | 22 January 1981 | 8. H.Əliyev I | — | ||||
| 9 | Hasan Seyidov | 22 January 1981 | 27 January 1989 | 9. H.Əliyev I | — | ||||
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| 10 | Ayaz Mutallibov | 27 January 1989 | 26 January 1990 | 10. Vəzirov I | — | [12] | |||
| 11 | Hasan Hasanov | 26 January 1990 | 5 February 1991 | 11. Mütəllibov I | — | [13] | |||
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Prime ministers
| No. | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | width=180px | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | ||||
| 1 | Hasan Hasanov | 5 February 1991 | 4 April 1992 | Independent | 1. Mütəllibov I | — | [14] | ||
| — | Firuz Mustafayev | 4 April 1992 | 16 May 1992 | Independent | — | — | [15] | ||
| 2 | Rahim Huseynov | 16 May 1992 | 30 January 1993 | Independent | 1. Mütəllibov I | — | [16] | ||
| — | Ali Masimov | 5 February 1993 | 28 April 1993 | Azerbaijani Popular Front Party | 1. Elçibəy I | — | [17] | ||
| 3 | Panah Huseynov | 28 April 1993 | 30 June 1993 | Azerbaijani Popular Front Party | 3. Elçibəy I | — | [18] | ||
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| 4 | Surat Huseynov | 30 June 1993 | 7 October 1994 | Military | 4. H.Əliyev II | — | |||
| 5 | Fuad Guliyev | 7 October 1994 | 20 July 1996 | New Azerbaijan Party | 5. H.Əliyev II | — | [19] | ||
| 6 | Artur Rasizade | 20 July 1996 | 4 August 2003 | New Azerbaijan Party | 6. H.Əliyev II | — | |||
| 7 | Ilham Aliyev | 4 August 2003 | 31 October 2003 | New Azerbaijan Party | 7. H.Əliyev II | — | |||
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| 8 | Artur Rasizade | 31 October 2003 | 21 April 2018 | New Azerbaijan Party | 8. İ.Əliyev I | — | |||
| 9 | Novruz Mammadov | 21 April 2018 | 8 October 2019 | New Azerbaijan Party | 9. İ.Əliyev III | — | |||
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| 10 | Ali Asadov | 8 October 2019 | Incumbent | New Azerbaijan Party | 9. İ.Əliyev III | — | |||
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