# List of heads of state of Azerbaijan

This is the list of the heads of state of Azerbaijan from 1918 to the present. 25 people have been head of the Azerbaijani state since its establishment in 1918. It includes leaders of short-lived Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920), of Soviet Azerbaijan (1920–1991), and of post-Soviet era.
Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column (administration number) and the second column counts individuals.
The youngest head of state by his accession to office was Grigory Kaminsky, at age 25, and the oldest Heydar Aliyev, at age 70.

## Leaders of Azerbaijan since 1918
### Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920)
#### Chairman of the Azerbaijani National Council

| No. | President (birth–death) | President (birth–death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref |
| 1 | | Mammad Amin Rasulzade Məmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə (1884–1955) | 28 May 1918 | 7 December 1918 | 193 days | Musavat | 1. Rasulzade I | 1918 | |

#### Chairman of Parliament

| No. | Chairman of Parliament (birth–death) | Chairman of Parliament (birth–death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref |
| 2 | | Alimardan Topchubashov Əlimərdan Topçubaşov (1862–1934) | 7 December 1918 | 27 April 1920 | 1 year, 142 days | Ittifaq al-Muslimin | 2. Topchubashov I | 1918 | |

### Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (1922–1936) and Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)
#### Chairman of the Presidium of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR

| No. | Chairman (birth–death) | Chairman (birth–death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref |
| 3 | | Mirza Davud Huseynov Mirzə Davud Hüseynov (1894–1938) | 28 April 1920 | 23 July 1920 | 86 days | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 3. Hüseynov I | — | |
| 4 | | Victor Naneyshvili Viktor Naneyşvili (1878–1940) | 23 July 1920 | 9 September 1920 | 48 days | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 4. Naneyşvili I | — | |
| 5 | | Elena Stasova Yelena Stasova (1873–1966) | 9 September 1920 | 15 September 1920 | 6 days | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 5. Stasova I | — | |
| 6 | | Vladimir Dumbadze Vladimir Dumbadze (1879–1934) | 15 September 1920 | 24 November 1920 | 70 days | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 6. Dumbadze I | — | |

#### Executive Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR

| No. | Secretary (birth–death) | Secretary (birth–death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Government | Elected | Ref |
| 7 | | Grigory Kaminsky Qriqori Kaminski (1895–1938) | 24 October 1920 | 24 July 1921 | 273 days | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 7. Kaminski I | — | |

#### First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR

| No. | First Secretary (birth–death) | First Secretary (birth–death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Government | Ref |
| 8 | | Sergey Kirov Sergey Kirov (1886–1934) | 24 July 1921 | 5 January 1925 | 3 years, 165 days | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 8. Kirov I | |
| 9 | | Ruhulla Akhundov Ruhulla Axundov (1897–1938) | 5 January 1925 | 21 January 1926 | 1 year, 16 days | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 9. Axundov I | |
| 10 | | Levon Mirzoyan Levon Mirzoyan (1887–1939) | 21 January 1926 | 11 July 1929 | 3 years, 171 days | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 10. Mirzoyan I | |
| 11 | | Nikolay Gikalo Nikolay Gikalo (1897–1938) | 11 July 1929 | 5 August 1930 | 1 year, 25 days | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 11. Gikalo I | |
| 12 | | Vladimir Polonsky Vladimir Polonski (1893–1937) | 5 August 1930 | 7 February 1933 | 2 years, 186 days | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 12. Polonski I | |
| 13 | | Ruben Rubenov Ruben Rubenov (1894–1937) | 7 February 1933 | 10 December 1933 | 306 days | Communist (Bolsheviks) | 13. Rubenov I | |
| 14 | | Mir Jafar Baghirov Mir Cəfər Bağırov (1896–1956) | 10 December 1933 | 6 April 1953 | 19 years, 117 days | Communist | 14. Bağırov I | |
| 15 | | Mir Teymur Yaqubov Mir Teymur Yaqubov (1904–1970) | 6 April 1953 | 17 February 1954 | 317 days | Communist | 15. Yaqubov I | |
| 16 | | Imam Mustafayev Imam Mustafayev (1910–1997) | 17 February 1954 | 10 July 1959 | 5 years, 143 days | Communist | 16. Mustafayev I | |
| 17 | | Vali Akhundov Vəli Axundov (1916–1986) | 10 July 1959 | 14 July 1969 | 10 years, 4 days | Communist | 17. Axundov I | |
| 18 | | Heydar Aliyev Heydər Əliyev (1923–2003) | 14 July 1969 | 3 December 1982 | 13 years, 142 days | Communist | 18. H.Əliyev I | |
| 19 | | Kamran Baghirov Kamran Bağırov (1933–2000) | 3 December 1982 | 21 May 1988 | 5 years, 170 days | Communist | 19. Bağırov I | |
| 20 | | Abdurrahman Vazirov Əbdürrəhman Vəzirov (1930–2022) | 21 May 1988 | 25 January 1990 | 1 year, 249 days | Communist | 20. Vəzirov I | |
| 21 | | Ayaz Mutallibov Ayaz Mütəllibov (1938–2022) | 25 January 1990 | 14 September 1991 | 1 year, 232 days | Communist | 21. Mütəllibov I | |
    Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR

### Republic of Azerbaijan (1990–present)

| No. | President (birth–death) | President (birth–death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Elected | Political party | Government | Ref |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Elected | Political party | Government | Ref |
| (21) | | Ayaz Mutallibov Azerbaijani: Ayaz Mütəllibov (1938–2022) | 18 May 1990 | 6 March 1992 | 1 year, 293 days | 1990 | Communist | 22. Mütəllibov II | |
| (21) | | Ayaz Mutallibov Azerbaijani: Ayaz Mütəllibov (1938–2022) | 8 September 1991 | 6 March 1992 | 1 year, 293 days | 1991 | Communist | 22. Mütəllibov II | |
| — | | Yagub Mammadov (acting) Azerbaijani: Yaqub Məmmədov (born 1941) | 6 March 1992 | 14 May 1992 | 69 days | — | None | — | |
| (21) | | Ayaz Mutallibov Azerbaijani: Ayaz Mütəllibov (1938–2022) | 14 May 1992 | 18 May 1992 | 4 days | — | None | Mütəllibov II | |
| — | | Isa Gambar (acting) Azerbaijani: İsa Qəmbər (born 1957) | 18 May 1992 | 17 June 1992 | 30 days | — | Musavat | — | |
| 22 | | Abulfaz Elchibey Azerbaijani: Əbülfəz Elçibəy (1938–2000) | 17 June 1992 | 24 June 1993 | 1 year, 7 days | 1992 | Azerbaijani Popular Front Party | 23. Elçibəy I | |
| — | | Heydar Aliyev Azerbaijani: Heydər Əliyev (1923–2003) | 24 June 1993 | 10 October 1993 | 10 years, 129 days | — | New Azerbaijan Party | 24. H.Əliyev II | |
| (18) | | Heydar Aliyev Azerbaijani: Heydər Əliyev (1923–2003) | 10 October 1993 | 3 October 2003 | 10 years, 129 days | 1993 | New Azerbaijan Party | 24. H.Əliyev II | |
| (18) | | Heydar Aliyev Azerbaijani: Heydər Əliyev (1923–2003) | 3 October 1998 | 31 October 2003 | 10 years, 129 days | 1998 | New Azerbaijan Party | 24. H.Əliyev II | |
| 23 | | Ilham Aliyev Azerbaijani: İlham Əliyev (born 1961) | 31 October 2003 | 15 October 2008 | 21 years, 84 days | 2003 | New Azerbaijan Party | 25. İ.Əliyev I | |
| 23 | | Ilham Aliyev Azerbaijani: İlham Əliyev (born 1961) | 15 October 2008 | 9 October 2013 | 21 years, 84 days | 2008 | New Azerbaijan Party | 25. İ.Əliyev I | |
| 23 | | Ilham Aliyev Azerbaijani: İlham Əliyev (born 1961) | 9 October 2013 | 11 April 2018 | 21 years, 84 days | 2013 | New Azerbaijan Party | 25. İ.Əliyev I | |
| 23 | | Ilham Aliyev Azerbaijani: İlham Əliyev (born 1961) | 11 April 2018 | 7 February 2024 | 21 years, 84 days | 2018 | New Azerbaijan Party | 25. İ.Əliyev I | |
| 23 | | Ilham Aliyev Azerbaijani: İlham Əliyev (born 1961) | 7 February 2024 | Incumbent | 21 years, 84 days | 2024 | New Azerbaijan Party | 25. İ.Əliyev I | |