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The country of Azerbaijan is a republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. The Constitution of Azerbaijan makes the President the Commander-in-Chief of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and the President of Azerbaijan has more powers than the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan and the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.

The President is directly elected by the people for a five-year term and can be re-elected without any limit. The President cannot be put on trial or put in prison during his term.

The President can call a national referendum for important issues for the country, such as changing the articles of the Constitution, because a referendum is necessary for changing the Constitution. The Constitution also allows the President to be a member of a political party.

The current President of Azerbaijan is Ilham Aliyev. The list includes all the presidents that lead the country after it became independent in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed the same year. This is a complete list of the Presidents of Azerbaijan.

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		30 August 1991	6 March 1992	Independent
—	Yaqub Mammadov (acting)		6 March 1992	14 May 1992	Independent
—	Ayaz Mütallibov		14 May 1992	18 May 1992	Independent
—	Isa Gambar (acting)		19 May 1992	16 June 1992	Azerbaijani Popular Front Party
2	Abulfaz Elchibey	100px	16 June 1992	1 September 1993	Azerbaijani Popular Front Party
3	Heydar Aliyev		3 October 1993	31 October 2003	New Azerbaijan Party
4	Ilham Aliyev		31 October 2003	Incumbent	New Azerbaijan Party

President Of Azerbaijan Media

A meeting of the security council.
Azərbaycan Prezidentinin döş nişanı
Cars belonged to Heydar Aliyev in Heydar Aliyev Center (GAZ-13, ZIL-41047, 1991 W140-600, 1994 W140-limo)
President Ayaz Mutalibov of Azerbaijan at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1992.
Emblem of Azerbaijan
President Ayaz Mutalibov of Azerbaijan at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1992.
Sergio Mattarella and Ilham Aliyev
Fanfare of the president of Azerbaijan

Related pages

Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

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The President of Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijani, Russian, and English)