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{{short description|Head of state of Azerbaijan}}
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{{Infobox official post
| post = President
| body = <br />the Republic of Azerbaijan
| native_name = {{small|''Azərbaycan Prezidenti''}}
| insignia = 
| insigniasize = 
| insigniacaption = 
| flag = Flag of the President of Azerbaijan.svg
| flagsize = 
| flagborder = yes
| flagcaption = Standard of the president
| image = Ilham Aliyev 2022 (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 
| alt = 
| incumbent = [[Ilham Aliyev]]
| acting = 
| incumbentsince = 31 October 2003
| department = [[Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan]]<br />[[Politics of Azerbaijan#Executive branch|Executive branch of the Government of Azerbaijan]]
| style = 
| type = [[Head of state]]
| status = 
| abbreviation = 
| member_of = 
| reports_to = 
| residence = [[Zagulba Presidential Residence|Zuğulba Residence]] in [[Baku]] (primary)
| seat = 
| nominator = 
| appointer = 
| appointer_qualified = 
| termlength = Seven years,
| termlength_qualified = renewable<ref name="Reuters 2016">{{cite news|access-date=2019-04-24|title=Azerbaijan holds referendum to extend president's term|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-azerbaijan-presidency-term-idUSKCN11W1L7|newspaper=[[Reuters]]|date=26 September 2016|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref>
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Azerbaijan]] (1995)
| precursor = 
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1990|5|18}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.knowbysight.info/1_AZER/09014.asp |title=Высшие органы государственной власти Азербайджанской ССР |accessdate=2015-11-15 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303150210/http://knowbysight.info/1_AZER/09014.asp |archivedate=2019-03-03 }}</ref>
| first = [[Ayaz Mutallibov]]
| last = 
| abolished = 
| succession = 
| unofficial_names = 
| deputy = [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan]] (1991–2002)<br />[[Prime Minister of Azerbaijan]] (2002–2017)<br />[[Vice President of Azerbaijan]] (2017–present)
| salary = 180,000 AZN annually<ref name="malaysiandigest.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.malaysiandigest.com/features/554656-5-highest-paid-asian-political-leaders.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726113016/http://www.malaysiandigest.com/features/554656-5-highest-paid-asian-political-leaders.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2018-07-26|title=5 Highest Paid Asian Political Leaders}}</ref>
| website = [http://en.president.az/ The President of Azerbaijan]
}}
{{Politics of  Azerbaijan}}

The '''president of the Republic of Azerbaijan''' ({{langx|az|Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti}}) is the [[head of state]] of the [[Azerbaijan|Republic of Azerbaijan]]. The [[Constitution of Azerbaijan|Constitution]] states that the president is the embodiment of [[Executive (government)|executive power]], [[commander-in-chief]], "representative of Azerbaijan in [[domestic policy|home]] and [[foreign policy|foreign]] [[policy|policies]]", and "shall have the right of immunity [from prosecution]." The president rules through his executive office, the [[Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan|Presidential Administration]], consisting of a group of secretaries and departmental ministers. Additionally, there is a [[Cabinet of Azerbaijan|Cabinet of Ministers]] regarding economic and social policy and a Security Council regarding foreign, military, and judicial matters.

The primary workplace is the [[Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan|presidential building]] (also known as the presidential apparatus) on [[Istiglaliyyat Street]] in [[Baku]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kompass catalog|url=http://az.kompass.com/profile_AZ661004_en/azerbaycan-respublikasinin-prezident-aparati-gi.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310143254/http://az.kompass.com/profile_AZ661004_en/azerbaycan-respublikasinin-prezident-aparati-gi.html|archive-date=2012-03-10|access-date=2014-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ПРЕЗИДЕНТСКИЙ АППАРАТ АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ|url=http://www.realazer.com/companies/488.html|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210518/http://www.realazer.com/companies/488.html|archive-date=2014-08-12|access-date=2014-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111004134500/http://www.baki.info/russian/law/law_executive_offices.php Baku Information]}}</ref> [[Ilham Aliyev]], son of the former president, [[Heydar Aliyev|Heydar]], was elected the 4th and current president on 31 October 2003 after his father's resignation due to his deteriorating health.

==Selection process and term==
===Eligibility===
Candidates for the position must be Azerbaijani citizens without age restrictions and have lived in Azerbaijan for at least 10 years.<ref name="info">{{cite web|title=AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASINDA DÖVLƏT HAKİMİYYƏTİ HAQQINDA ÜMUMİ MƏLUMAT|url=http://www.taxes.gov.az/modul.php?name=azerbaijan&bolme=hakimiyyet&lang=|website=www.taxes.gov.az|access-date=10 August 2014|language=az|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813023606/http://www.taxes.gov.az/modul.php?name=azerbaijan&bolme=hakimiyyet&lang=|archive-date=13 August 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> According to the Constitution of Azerbaijan, the same person can be on the post of President an unlimited number of terms.

===Election===
Each [[political faction|faction]] in the [[National Assembly (Azerbaijan)|National Assembly]] has the right to nominate a candidate for the presidential elections. The minimum number of signatures for a presidential candidate fielded by a political party with no parliamentary representation is 40,000, before amendments to the law.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ten Candidates Registered For Azerbaijani Presidential Election|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/azerbaijan-presidential-election-candidates/25109034.html|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=17 September 2013 |access-date=28 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028142834/http://www.rferl.org/content/azerbaijan-presidential-election-candidates/25109034.html|archive-date=28 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Term of office===
Prior to 2009, the term of office was five years, with a maximum of two terms. A referendum in 2009 removed the limit on the number of terms, and in 2016, another referendum increased the term to seven years. According to the Azerbaijani administration, a longer term would provide for more continuity in decision-making. The [[Venice Commission]], of which Azerbaijan is a member, warned that this and other provisions of the referendum gave "unprecedented" authority to the president, and could severely upset the balance of power.<ref name="Reuters 2016"/>

=== Inauguration ===
The official inauguration ceremony of the president is not publicly held, occurring with the participation of officials of the Azerbaijan state (representatives of political parties, public organizations, military personnel, religious figures), members of the government, deputies of the National Assembly, members of the president's family, as well as foreign representatives and other invited guests.

It is held within three days after the confirmation of the elected president by the Constitutional Court, during which the president takes the following oath:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://base.spinform.ru/show_doc.fwx?rgn=2618|title=Конституция Азербайджанской Республики|publisher=base.spinform.ru|language=ru|accessdate=2018-04-14}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|text="I swear, while exercising the powers of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to observe the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to protect the independence and territorial integrity of the state, and to serve the people with dignity."}}
Then the person elected president of Azerbaijan puts his right hand on the Koran and takes the following oath:

{{Blockquote|text="I will remain faithful to the national moral values and traditions created by the Azerbaijani people for centuries, and I will always hold them high."}}

Then the president-elect of Azerbaijan bows and kisses the Azerbaijani flag. The ceremony ends with a speech by the president-elect of Azerbaijan. The following is a list of presidential inaugurations:
{| class="wikitable"
! Place
! Date
|-
|National Assembly Building
|17 June 1992 <ref>{{Cite news|title=22 il öncə bu günlər torpaqlarımız azad edilirdi...|author=|url=http://www.hafta.az/index2.php?m=yazi&id=125786|work=|date=|accessdate=2014-01-07|language=az|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723052637/http://hafta.az/index2.php?m=yazi&id=125786|archivedate=2014-07-23}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Heydar Aliyev Palace]]
|10 October  1993 <ref name=":14">{{Cite web|url=http://www.1000mest.ru/heydar_aliyev_palace|title=Дворец имени Гейдара Алиева, Баку, Азербайджан: описание, фото, где находится на карте, как добраться|publisher=www.1000mest.ru|accessdate=2018-04-14}}</ref>
|-
|18 October 1998 <ref name=":14" />
|-
|31 October 2003 <ref name=":14" />
|-
|24 October 2008 <ref name=":14" />
|-
|National Assembly Building
|19 October 2013 <ref>{{Cite news|title=В Милли Меджлис состоялась инаугурация Президента Азербайджанской Республики|author=|url=https://azertag.az/ru/xeber/Prisyaga_na_vernost_Rodine_narodu_i_gosudarstvuInauguraciya_Prezidenta_Azerbaidzhanskoi_Respubliki_Ilhama_Alieva_VIDEO-108393|work=|date=|accessdate=2018-04-14|language=ru}}</ref>
|}

==Powers and duties==
===Guarantor of the Constitution===
As the guarantor of the Constitution and the entire system of constitutional law, the president ensures that the constitutions, laws and regulations of the constituent territories of the Azerbaijan be in full compliance with the country's Constitution and federal laws.

===Foreign policy===
The president is invested with extensive rights to implement the state's foreign policy. The president determines [[Foreign relations of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan's position in international affairs]] and represents the state in international relations, conducts negotiations and signs [[ratification]] documents.

=== Military policy ===
The president serves as the supreme commander-in-chief of the [[Azerbaijani Armed Forces]]. In this capacity, he has the power to declare a martial law.

== Agencies under the president ==

=== Presidential Administration ===
{{Main|Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan}}The Office of the President of Azerbaijan is the executive administration of the president, and is  in charge of fulfilling the constitutional responsibilities of the president.<ref>[http://www.osce.org/baku/item_1_36563.html OSCE Office in Baku]</ref> The headquarters of office is located on [[Istiglaliyyat Street]] in [[Baku]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ПРЕЗИДЕНТСКИЙ АППАРАТ АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ|url=http://www.realazer.com/companies/488.html|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210518/http://www.realazer.com/companies/488.html|archive-date=2014-08-12|access-date=2010-08-15}}</ref> It is currently headed by [[Samir Nuriyev]].

=== Security Council ===
[[File:Meeting of Security Council under chairmanship of Ilham Aliyev was held 10.jpg|thumb|A meeting of the security council.]]
The Security Council (''Təhlükəsizlik Şurası'') is an advisory body to the president, established on 10 April 1997. The Security Council ensures the creation of conditions for the President to exercise his constitutional powers in the field of security. The chairman of the Security Council under the president of Azerbaijan is the president of Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scar.gov.az/?/az/menu/about/|title = Azərbaycan Respublikası Təhlükəsizlik Şurası}}</ref> The following people are members of the council:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!Position
!Holder
|-
|President/Chairman 
|[[Ilham Aliyev]]
|-
|[[Vice President of Azerbaijan]]
|[[Mehriban Aliyeva]]
|-
|Secretary of Security Council
|[[Ramil Usubov]]
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Azerbaijan]]
|[[Ali Asadov]]
|-
|Chairman of the [[National Assembly (Azerbaijan)|National Assembly of Azerbaijan]]
|[[Sahiba Gafarova]]
|-
|Head of the Presidential Administration
|[[Samir Nuriyev]]
|-
|Assistant to the President for Law Enforcement and Military Affairs
|Fuad Alasgarov
|-
|[[Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan|Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan]]
|Kamran Aliyev
|-
|[[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Azerbaijan)|Minister of Internal Affairs]]
|[[Vilayat Eyvazov]]
|-
|[[Ministry of Defence (Azerbaijan)|Minister of Defense]]
|[[Zakir Hasanov]]
|-
|[[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Azerbaijan)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Jeyhun Bayramov]]
|-
|Head of the [[State Border Service of Azerbaijan|State Border Service]]
|[[Elchin Guliyev]]
|-
|Head of the [[State Security Service (Azerbaijan)|State Security Service]]
|Ali Nağıyev
|-
|Head of the [[Foreign Intelligence Service (Azerbaijan)|Foreign Intelligence Service]]
|[[Orkhan Sultanov]]
|}
Chief military advisors to the president of Azerbaijan have included [[Nuraddin Sadigov]] (1993–1999), Tofig Aghahuseynov (1997–2002) and National Security Vahid Aliyev (since April 2002).

== Symbols ==
<gallery class="center" perrow="5" heights="150" widths="200">
File:Fanfares of the President of Azerbaijan.ogg|Fanfare of the president of Azerbaijan
File:Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Ali Baş Komandanının bayrağı.jpg|Flag of the supreme commander-in-chief
File:Flag of the President of Azerbaijan.svg|Standard of the president
File:Flag of the President of Azerbaijan on board of a ship of the State Border Service.svg|Flag of the president of Azerbaijan on board a [[State Border Service of Azerbaijan|State Border Service]] ship
File:Flag of the President of Azerbaijan on board of MES ship.png|Flag of the president of Azerbaijan on board a [[Ministry of Emergency Situations (Azerbaijan)|Ministry of Emergency Situations]] ship
</gallery>

=== Standard ===
{{Main|Flag of the president of Azerbaijan}}
After the oath of office has been taken by the elected president, the standard is handed over to the president. These devices are used to display the rank of his office and are used on special occasions. The standard is a square version of the [[Flag of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijani flag]], charged in the center with the Azerbaijani coat of arms. Golden fringe is added to the standard. Copies of the standard are used inside his office, other state agencies, and while the president is traveling in a vehicle inside Azerbaijan.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://files.preslib.az/projects/remz/pdf_en/remz_bayraq.pdf|title=Standard of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan|website=Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Presidential Library|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725175043/http://files.preslib.az/projects/remz/pdf_en/remz_bayraq.pdf|archive-date=2014-07-25|url-status=live|access-date=2018-04-19}}</ref> A 2:3 ratio version of the flag is used when the President is at sea. This is the most used symbol to denote the presence of the Azerbaijan president.

=== Military flag ===
The flag of the supreme commander-in-chief of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces was approved by the decree of President Ilham Aliyev on 11 April 2019.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://e-qanun.az/framework/41925|title=Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Ali Baş Komandanının bayrağı haqqında Azərbaycan Prezidentinin 11 aprel 2019-cu il tarixli 622 nömrəli Fərmanı.|publisher=www.e-qanun.az|accessdate=2019-11-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420180017/http://e-qanun.az/framework/41925|archivedate=2019-04-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> The flag of the supreme commander-in-chief is the official military symbol of the president of Azerbaijan, with the original being kept in the service room of the president located in the Presidential Palace. It resembles the army flag but with the words "Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan".<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=ONA.az|title=Ali Baş Komandanın bayrağının hazırlanması, saxlanması və asılması qaydası müəyyənləşib|url=https://ona.az/az/herbi/azerbaycan-silahli-quvveleri-ali-bas-komandaninin-bayragi-3-novde-hazirlanacaq-6537|access-date=2021-04-22|website=ONA|language=az-AZ}}</ref>

=== Badge ===
[[File:Azərbaycan Prezidentinin döş nişanı.jpg|thumb|Badge of the President.]]
The badge of the president (Prezidentinin döş nişanı) was approved by decree on September 15, 2008.<ref name=":12">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-qanun.az/framework/15796|title=Azərbaycan Prezidentinin döş nişanı haqqında Azərbaycan Prezidentinin 15 sentyabr 2008-ci il tarixli 832 nömrəli Fərmanı.|publisher=www.e-qanun.az|accessdate=2008-09-15|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420175608/http://www.e-qanun.az/framework/15796|archivedate=2019-04-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is in the shape of an octagonal star made of 18 carat gold, placed in a circle with a diameter. In the center is a mined image of the State Emblem of Azerbaijan, which is surrounded by two rings and 60 diamonds are lined up between the rings.<ref name=":13">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-qanun.az/framework/15796|title=Azərbaycan Prezidentinin döş nişanı haqqında Azərbaycan Prezidentinin 15 sentyabr 2008-ci il tarixli 832 nömrəli Fərmanı.|publisher=www.e-qanun.az|accessdate=2008-09-15|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420175608/http://www.e-qanun.az/framework/15796|archivedate=2019-04-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Residences==
The main (since 2008) presidential residence is ''[[Zagulba Presidential Residence|Zagulba]]'' ({{langx|az|Zaqulba}}).<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:ВИЗИТ НЕ ВЕЖЛИВОСТИ|url=http://gazeta-nv.info/content/view/2454/216/|website=gazeta-nv.info|access-date=10 August 2014|language=ru|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812023405/http://gazeta-nv.info/content/view/2454/216/|archive-date=12 August 2014}}</ref> Also, the president has several part-time residences outside of Baku:

* Youth Presidential Palace
* Presidential Mountain Palace in [[Qabala]]
* "Freedom" Guest House
* Palace of Happiness
* [[Gulustan Palace]]
* Presidential Library
* "Marxal" Treatment and Recreation Complex

As well as several vacation residences:
* ''Novkhani'' ({{langx|az|Novxanı}}), [[Novkhani]], [[Absheron Rayon]]
* ''Khoshbulaq'' ({{langx|az|Xoşbulaq}}), [[Daşkəsən]], [[Dashkasan District]]
*Göy Saray in [[Baku]]
*Vahdat Presidential Summer Palace in [[Shamakhi]]
*"Ulduz" Guest House
* "Youth" Guest House

==Transport and security==
[[File:Cars belonged to Heydar Aliyev in Heydar Aliyev Center.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Cars which belonged to [[Heydar Aliyev]] in [[Heydar Aliyev Center]] ([[GAZ-13]], [[ZIL-41047]], 1991 [[Mercedes-Benz W140#S 600 and AMG models|W140-600]], [[W140#History|1994 W140]]-limo)]]{{Main|Special State Protection Service of Azerbaijan}}
National transport services for the Azerbaijan president are provided by the Special Purpose Garage,<ref>[http://dmx.gov.az/milliqvardiya_en.html Republic of Azerbaijan - Special State Protection Service] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706130736/http://dmx.gov.az/milliqvardiya_en.html |date=2011-07-06 }}</ref> which is a unit within the [[Azerbaijani National Guard|Special State Protection Service]].<ref>[http://library.aliyev-heritage.org/ru/652072.html Heydar Aliyev's Heritage International Online Library: Speech by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, the High Chief in a ceremony marking the 5th anniversary of the founding of the National Guard - National Guard headquarters in Azerbaijan, 25 December 1996] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724235004/http://library.aliyev-heritage.org/ru/652072.html |date=24 July 2011 }} {{in lang|ru}}</ref>
* [[Limousine]]s
** [[Maybach 57 and 62|Maybach 62]]
** [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W221)|Mercedes-Benz W221]]
*Honorary escort (motorcycles)
**  [[BMW]]
* Airplanes for long-distance travel
* [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]]  4K-AI01 "Baku-1" Main aircraft
* [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A319-100]] 4K-AI02 "Baku-2"
*[[Gulfstream G550]] 4K-AI06

The presidential aircraft uses the same colour scheme as standard [[AZAL]] aircraft, except for the use of the [[National emblem of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan coat of arms]] or the [[Flag of the President of Azerbaijan|Presidential Standard]] on the [[empennage]] instead of the [[flag of Azerbaijan]].

==Presidents of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1990–present)==
{{For|leaders before independence|List of heads of state of Azerbaijan}}
{{Further|List of presidents of Azerbaijan}}
{|class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center"  width="100%"
|-
!rowspan=2 style="width:25px;"|No.
!colspan=2 style="width:280px;"|President<br />{{Small|(birth–death)}}
!colspan=3|Term of office
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"|Political party
! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"|Government
!rowspan=2|Elected
!rowspan=2 style="width:20px;"|Ref
|-
!Portrait
!width=180px|Name
!Took office
!Left office
!Time in office
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white"| 1
|rowspan=2|[[File:Ayaz Mutalibov 1992.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Ayaz Mutallibov]]'''<br />{{small|{{langx|az|Ayaz Mütəllibov}}<br/>(1938–2022)}}
|18 May 1990
|6 March 1992
|{{Age in years and days|1990|5|18|1992|3|6}}
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}};"|[[Azerbaijan Communist Party|<span style="color:white">Communist <br /></span>]]
|''1.'' Mütəllibov II
|[[1990 Azerbaijani presidential election|1990]]<br />[[1991 Azerbaijani presidential election|1991]]
|rowspan=2|
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|[[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]]; [[Khojaly Massacre]]; [[Battle of Shusha (1992)|Capture of Shusha]]; [[1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown]]. Forced to submit his resignation after pressure from [[Azerbaijani Popular Front Party|Azerbaijan Popular Front]].}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};"| –
|rowspan=2|[[File:Emblem_of_Azerbaijan.svg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Yagub Mammadov (politician)|Yagub Mammadov]]''' <small>(acting)</small><br />{{small|{{langx|az|Yaqub Məmmədov}}<br/>(born 1941)}}
|6 March 1992
|14 May 1992
|{{age in days|1992|3|6|1992|5|14}} days
| style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};"|None
| —
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|title=Yaqub Məmmədov nurçuları Azərbaycana gətirənin adını açıqladı - MÜSAHİBƏ|url=http://publika.az/p/18359|website=publika.az|date=5 May 2014|access-date=19 August 2014|language=az|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819091437/http://publika.az/p/18359|archive-date=19 August 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Ousted by the armed revolt led by [[Azerbaijani Popular Front Party|Azerbaijan Popular Front]].}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};"| (1)
|rowspan=2|[[File:Ayaz Mutalibov 1992.jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Ayaz Mutallibov]]'''<br />{{small|{{langx|az|Ayaz Mütəllibov}}<br/>(1938–2022)}}
|14 May 1992
|18 May 1992
|{{age in days|1992|5|14|1992|5|18}} days
| style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};"|None
|Mütəllibov II
| —
|rowspan=2|
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Deposed from his duty after takeover by [[Azerbaijani Popular Front Party|Azerbaijan Popular Front]].}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Musavat}};"| –
|rowspan=2|[[File:Isa Gambar (cropped).jpg|80px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Isa Gambar]]''' <small>(acting)</small><br />{{small|{{langx|az|İsa Qəmbər}}<br/>(born 1957)}}
|18 May 1992
|17 June 1992
|{{age in days|1992|5|18|1992|6|17}} days
| style="background:{{party color|Musavat}};"|[[Musavat|<span style="color:white">Musavat <br /></span>]]
| —
| —
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|title=İsa Qəmbər on adam.az|url=http://adam.az/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=739&Itemid=53|website=adam.az|access-date=19 August 2014|language=az|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082805/http://adam.az/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=739&Itemid=53|archive-date=19 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Assumed temporary duties of president until the [[1992 Azerbaijani presidential election|national elections]] in 1992.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Azerbaijani Popular Front Party}}; color:white"| 2
|rowspan=2| 
|rowspan=2|'''[[Abulfaz Elchibey]]'''<br />{{small|{{langx|az|Əbülfəz Elçibəy}}<br/>(1938–2000)}}
|17 June 1992
|24 June 1993
|{{Age in years and days|17 June 1992|24 June 1993}}
| style="background:{{party color|Azerbaijani Popular Front Party}};"|[[Azerbaijani Popular Front Party|<span style="color:white">Azerbaijani Popular Front Party</span>]]
|''2.'' Elçibəy I
|[[1992 Azerbaijani presidential election|1992]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/1997/03/LEE/8019.html "Les liaisons dangereuses de la police turque"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105171852/http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/1997/03/LEE/8019.html|date=5 November 2013}}, ''[[Le Monde diplomatique]]'', March 1997</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Among the Soviet republics the [[Russian army]] was first withdrawn from Azerbaijan}}; {{small|[[Azerbaijani manat|The national currency of Azerbaijan]] was put into circulation}}; {{small|State Treasure Foundation was established}}; {{small|Entrance examinations to the high and vocational educational was held with test method for the first time}}; {{small|The foundation of private institutions in the education field was permitted}}; {{small|The passage to the [[Latin alphabet]]}}; {{small|Founded the [[SOCAR]]}}; {{small|Re-established [[Azerbaijani Armed Forces]]; [[Operation Goranboy]].}}
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
!–
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Heydar Aliyev (crop).jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="3" |'''[[Heydar Aliyev]]'''<br />{{small|{{langx|az|Heydər Əliyev}}<br/>(1923–2003)}}
|24 June 1993
|10 October 1993
|{{age in days|1993|6|24|1993|10|10}} days
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|New Azerbaijan Party}};"|[[New Azerbaijan Party|<span style="color:white">New Azerbaijan Party</span>]]
| rowspan="2" |''3.'' [[:az:Heydər Əliyev|H.Əliyev II]]
|—
|
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|New Azerbaijan Party}}; color:white" | 3
|10 October 1993
|31 October 2003
|{{age in years and days|1993|10|10|2003|10|31}}
|[[1993 Azerbaijani presidential election|1993]]<br />[[1998 Azerbaijani presidential election|1998]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Paul|title=H.A. Aliyev, K.G.B. Officer And Azeri Leader, 80, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/13/world/ha-aliyev-kgb-officer-and-azeri-leader-80-dies.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=13 December 2003|access-date=2 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811012652/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/13/world/ha-aliyev-kgb-officer-and-azeri-leader-80-dies.html|archive-date=11 August 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small|Founded the [[New Azerbaijan Party|YAP]]; [[Heydar Aliyev's cult of personality]]; [[Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline]]; [[South Caucasus Pipeline]]; [[1994 Baku Metro bombings]]. Survived [[1995 Azeri coup d'état attempt|coup attempt]] in 1995.}}
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|New Azerbaijan Party}}; color:white"| 4
|rowspan=2|[[File:Ilham Aliyev 2022 (cropped).jpg|alt=|115x115px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[Ilham Aliyev]]'''<br />{{small|{{langx|az|İlham Əliyev}}<br/>(born 1961)}}
|31 October 2003
|Incumbent
|{{Age in years and days|31 October 2003}}
| style="background:{{party color|New Azerbaijan Party}};"|[[New Azerbaijan Party|<span style="color:white">New Azerbaijan Party</span>]]
|''6.'' [[Cabinet of Azerbaijan|İ.Əliyev I]]
|[[2003 Azerbaijani presidential election|2003]]<br />[[2008 Azerbaijani presidential election|2008]]<br />[[2013 Azerbaijani presidential election|2013]]<br />[[2018 Azerbaijani presidential election|2018]]<br>[[2024 Azerbaijani presidential election|2024]]
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite news|title=Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev claims election victory|work=BBC News|date=9 October 2013|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24455367|access-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223065057/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24455367|archive-date=23 February 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|colspan=6 align=left|{{small| Azerbaijan was elected as a non-permanent member to [[United Nations Security Council]]; foiled [[2007 Baku terrorist plot]]; [[Azerbaijan State Oil Academy shooting]]; [[2010 Mardakert skirmishes]]; [[2011 Azerbaijani protests]]; [[Eurovision Song Contest 2012]]; [[2013 Baku protests]]; [[2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes]]; [[2014 Nagorno-Karabakh Mil Mi-24 shootdown]]; [[2015 European Games]]; [[2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes]]; [[Baku City Circuit]]; [[2017 Islamic Solidarity Games]]; [[2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes]]; [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]]. [[2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh]]}}
|}

== Timeline ==
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   from: 06/03/1992 till: 14/05/1992 color:Independent          text:"[[Yagub Mammandov]]"
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==Latest election==
{{main|2024 Azerbaijani presidential election}}

{{#section-h:2024 Azerbaijani presidential election|Results}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Azerbaijan|Politics}}
*[[Vice President of Azerbaijan]]
*[[Prime Minister of Azerbaijan]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons|Ilham Aliyev}}
*[http://en.president.az/ The President of Azerbaijan]
*[http://www.president.az/ The President of Azerbaijan] {{in lang|az}}
*[http://ru.president.az/ The President of Azerbaijan] {{in lang|ru}}

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