Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
Appearance
Speaker of the National Assembly | |
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since December 2, 2005 | |
Appointer | Elected by the Members of Azerbaijani Parliament |
Inaugural holder | Mammad Emin Rasulzade May 27, 1918 |
Formation | Constitution of Azerbaijan November 12, 1995 |
Succession | Third, after Prime Minister of Azerbaijan |
Website | www.meclis.gov.az |
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The Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Məclisinin Spikeri), also called Chairman of the National Assembly (Azerbaijani: Milli Məclisinin Sədri) is the Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament. The current Speaker is Ogtay Asadov. According to the amendments to the Azerbaijani Constitution of 1995, the Speaker is the third in line of succession after Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.
Chairmen of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
Name | Period |
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Mammad Emin Rasulzade | May 27, 1918–December 7, 1918 |
Alimardan Topchubashov[1] | December 7, 1918–April 27, 1920 |
Hasan bey Aghayev (First Deputy Chairman) | December 7, 1918–February 2, 1920 |
Mammad Yusif Jafarov (First Deputy Chairman) | February 2, 1920–April 27, 1920 |
Mir Teymur Yaqubov | July 18, 1938–July 4, 1941 |
Aziz Aliyev | July 4, 1941–March 6, 1947 |
Sultan Gafarzade | March 6, 1947–March 22, 1947 |
Yusif Yusifov | March 23, 1947–March 25, 1951 |
Aghamirza Ahmadov | March 25, 1951–April 18, 1953 |
Mustafa Topchubashov | April 18, 1953–March 25, 1955 |
Abdulla Bayramov | March 25, 1955–January 23, 1958 |
Mirza Ibrahimov | January 23, 1958–March 25, 1959 |
Gazanfar Jafarli | March 25, 1959–November 25, 1959 |
Ali Taghizade | November 25, 1959–March 29, 1963 |
Mammad Dadashzade | March 29, 1963–May 4, 1967 |
Mustafa Topchubashov | May 4, 1967–July 1, 1971 |
Suleyman Rustamzade | July 1, 1971–June 10, 1989 |
Elmira Gafarova[2] | May 18, 1990–March 5, 1992 |
Yaqub Mammadov | March 5, 1992–May 18, 1992 |
Isa Gambar | May 18, 1992–June 13, 1993 |
Heydar Aliyev | June 24, 1993–November 5, 1993 |
Rasul Guliyev | November 1993–September 11, 1996 |
Murtuz Alasgarov | October 16, 1996–December 2, 2005 |
Ogtay Asadov | December 2, 2005–Incumbent |
Footnotes
- ^ Topchubashov did not take office. The legislature was headed by the First Deputy Chairman
- ^ Gafarova became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on June 22, 1989