predecessor successor religion birth_place president title birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name
rafig aliyev elshad iskandarov islam maralzami , syunik region , armenia ilham aliyev chairman of azerbaijan republic of state committee for work with religious organizations 05 september 1944 june 27 , 2006 hidayət orucov.jpg hidayat orujov
 may 31 , 2012 hidayat orujov hidayət orucov
hidayat orujov

hidayat khudush oglu orujov -lrb- ; born september 5 , 1944 -rrb- is a notable writer and an azerbaijani politician serving as the chairman of state committee for work with religious organizations of azerbaijan republic .
during the karabakh movement and days leading up to the sumgait pogrom of armenians , orujov threatened the armenian population of sumgait to `` break into your houses , torch your apartments , rape your women , and kill your children '' .
