The country of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

 is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state

Head of State

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, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

The Prime Minister of Azerbaijan is the head of government of Azerbaijan. The current prime minister is Artur Rasizade.-Prime Ministers:* Fath Ali Khan Khoyski * Nasib Yusifbeyli...

 as head of government

Head of government

Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

. The current President of Azerbaijan is Ilham Aliyev

Ilham Aliyev

Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev is the President of Azerbaijan since 2003. He also functions as the Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party and the head of the National Olympic Committee...

.

The Constitution

Constitution of Azerbaijan

The Constitution of Azerbaijan was adopted on 12 November 1995 by popular referendum and amended on 24 August 2002. It carries the "highest legal force" in Azerbaijan as per article 147.-Preamble:...

 states that the president will be the embodiment of executive power

Executive Power

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, commander-in-chief

Commander-in-Chief

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, "representative of Azerbaijan in home

Domestic policy

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 and foreign

Foreign policy

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 policies

Policy

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", and that he "shall have the right of immunity [from prosecution]." The president rules through his office at Presidential Apparatus

Presidential Apparatus

The Office of Azerbaijan President is the executive administration of President of Azerbaijan. The office is in charge of realization of constitutional responsibilities of the President...

, consisting of a group of secretaries and departmental ministers. Additionally, there is a Cabinet of Ministers

Cabinet of Azerbaijan

The Cabinet of Azerbaijan is the chief executive body of the Republic of Azerbaijan.-The Executive Power:The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state....

 (regarding economic and social policy) and a Security Council (regarding foreign, military, and judicial matters).

Chief military advisors to the President of Azerbaijan have included: Turkish Air Force Brig. Gen. Yasar Demirbulak (1992-1994), Maj. Gen. Nuraddin Sadykhov (1993-1999), Col. Gen. Tofig Aghahuseynov (1997-2002) and National Security Lt. Gen. Vahid Aliyev (since April 2002).

Among the agencies directly subordinate to the President is the Special State Protection Service.

Presidents of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1991-Present)

For leaders before independence, see List of leaders of Azerbaijan

#	Name	Photo	Term start	Term end	Political Party (at time of appointment)
1	Ayaz Mütallibov Ayaz Mütallibov Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütallibov was the last leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, and the first President of independent Azerbaijan from October 1991 till May 1992.-Biography:...		30 August 1991	6 March 1992	Independent
—	Yaqub Mammadov Yaqub Mammadov Yaqub Javad oglu Mammadov , also spelled as Yagub Mammadov, was the Acting President of Azerbaijan from March 6 to May 14 and from May 18 to May 19, 1992. Mammadov is currently an opposition politician, professor and scientist.-Early life:... (acting)		6 March 1992	14 May 1992	Independent
—	Ayaz Mütallibov Ayaz Mütallibov Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütallibov was the last leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, and the first President of independent Azerbaijan from October 1991 till May 1992.-Biography:...		14 May 1992	18 May 1992	Independent
—	Isa Gambar Isa Gambar Isa Yunis oglu Qambar , also known as Isa Gambar or Isa Qambar , is an Azerbaijani politician and leader of Equality Party , the largest opposition block in Azerbaijan.-Biography details:... (acting)		19 May 1992	16 June 1992	Azerbaijani Popular Front Party
2	Abulfaz Elchibey		16 June 1992	1 September 1993	Azerbaijani Popular Front Party
3	Heydar Aliyev Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev , also spelled as Heidar Aliev, Geidar Aliev, Haydar Aliyev, Geydar Aliyev was the third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from June 1993 to October 2003, when his son Ilham Aliyev succeeded him.From 1969 till 1982, Aliyev was also the leader of Soviet...		3 October 1993	31 October 2003	New Azerbaijan Party New Azerbaijan Party The New Azerbaijan Party is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan. It was formed on 18 December 1992 by the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, who led it until his retirement and death in 2003...
4	Ilham Aliyev Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev is the President of Azerbaijan since 2003. He also functions as the Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party and the head of the National Olympic Committee...		31 October 2003	Incumbent	New Azerbaijan Party New Azerbaijan Party The New Azerbaijan Party is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan. It was formed on 18 December 1992 by the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, who led it until his retirement and death in 2003...

Last election

Azerbaijani presidential election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	New Azerbaijan New Azerbaijan Party The New Azerbaijan Party is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan. It was formed on 18 December 1992 by the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, who led it until his retirement and death in 2003...	Ilham Aliyev Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev is the President of Azerbaijan since 2003. He also functions as the Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party and the head of the National Olympic Committee...  (incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... )	3,232,259	87.34%
	Azerbaijan Hope Azerbaijan Hope Party The Party of Hope is an Azerbaijani political party, officially registered in 1993. In December 2002, a fraction of the Civic Unity Party led by Igbal Agazade split from CUP and joined the Party of Hope...	Igbal Aghazade	104,279	2.82%
	Great Creation Great Order Party The Great Order Party is a political party in Azerbaijan.At the parliamentary elections of 6 November 2005 the party won 1 out of 125 seats....	Fazil Mustafayev	89,985	2.43%
	Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party The Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party is a political party in Azerbaijan. At the parliamentary elections of 6 November 2005 the party won 1 out of 125 seats....	Gudrat Hasanguliyev	83,037	2.24%
	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Gulamhuseyn Alibayli	81,120	2.19%
	Liberal-Democrat	Fuad Aliyev	28,423	0.77%
	Modern Equality Modern Equality Party The Modern Equality Party is a political party in Azerbaijan.Its candidate Hafiz Haciyev won 0.3% of the popular vote in the 15 October 2003 presidential elections...	Hafiz Hajiyev	23,771	0.64%
Invalid or blank votes			57,760	1.56%
Totals			3,700,634	100.00%
Voter turnout			75.64%

External links

• The President of Azerbaijan

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