Artur Rasizade
 Artur Tahir oğlu Rasizadeh (Azerbaijani: Artur Tahir oğlu Rəsizade) often spelled as Artur Rasizade (born 26 February 1935 in Ganja) is the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. Rasizade was a long-time Communist Party member during the Azerbaijan SSR period. He was Prime Minister from July 20 1996 until August 4 2003 when he resigned ostensibly due to health reasons enabling President Heydar Aliyev's son Ilham Aliyev to assume the office.