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Ayaz Mutallibov
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| Ayaz Mütəllibov | |
Mutallibov in 1991
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| 1st President of Azerbaijan | |
| In office 18 May 1990 – 6 March 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | Hasan Hasanov |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Yaqub Mammadov |
| In office 14 – 18 May 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | Rahim Huseynov |
| Preceded by | Yaqub Mammadov |
| Succeeded by | Isa Gambar |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR | |
| In office 27 January 1989 – 26 January 1990 |
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| First Secretary | Abdurrahman Vazirov |
| Preceded by | Hasan Sayidov |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Hasanov |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan | |
| In office 25 January 1990 – 14 September 1991 |
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| General Secretary | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| Preceded by | Abdulrahman Vezirov |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Full member of the 28th Politburo | |
| In office 14 July 1990 – 29 August 1991 |
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| Personal details | |
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Ayaz Niyazi oghlu Mutallibov
12 May 1938 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union (now Azerbaijan) |
| Died | 27 March 2022 (aged 83) Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Political party | Azerbaijan Communist Party, Social Democratic Party (Azerbaijan) |
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Adila Mutallibova
(m. 1961; died 2019) |
| Children | 2 |
Ayaz Niyazi oghlu Mutallibov (Azerbaijani: Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütəllibov / Ајаз Нијази оғлу Мүтәллибов, Russian: Аяз Ниязович Муталибов, romanized: Ayaz Niyazovich Mutalibov; 12 May 1938 – 27 March 2022) was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the first president of Azerbaijan. He was the last leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, and first President of Azerbaijan from 18 May 1990 until 6 March 1992 and from 14 May until 18 May 1992.
Biography
Ayaz Mutallibov was born on 12 May 1938, in Baku to the family of a physician and later World War II veteran, Niyazi Ashraf oghlu Mutallibov (Azerbaijani: Niyazi Əşrəf oğlu Mütəllibov), and gynaecologist Kubra Mutallibova (died in 1988). Both of his parents from Shamakhi.
In 1956, Ayaz Mutallibov graduated from the secondary school #189 in Baku. During his youth he was fond of jazz music. He was a member of the school volleyball team. In 1956–62, Mutallibov attended the Azerbaijan State Institute of Petroleum and Chemistry.
In 1964, he became the director of the Baku Refrigerator Factory, and in 1974, he was appointed the General Director of the "BakElectroBytMash" State Industrial Company.
Political career
- 1977 – appointed the Second Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party for Narimanov district of Baku.
- 1979 – appointed a Minister of Light Industry of Azerbaijan SSR.
- 1982 – appointed the Chairman of the State Planning Committee of Azerbaijan SSR and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR.
- January 1989 – appointed the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR.
- 20 January 1990 – Soviet troops enter Baku; Black January crackdown takes place.
- 24 January 1990 – While in Moscow, Mutallibov is appointed the First Secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party.
- 18 May 1990 – Supreme Council of Azerbaijan SSR elects Mutallibov as the first President of Azerbaijan SSR.
- December 1990 – at Mutallibov's initiative, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan SSR officially renames the country to Azerbaijan Republic and adopts the Declaration of Sovereignty.
- 17 March 1991 – under pressure from Mutallibov, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan votes for participation of Azerbaijan in the referendum on the fate of the Soviet Union.
- 19 August 1991 – According to some reports, while on a visit to Tehran, Mutalibov made a statement about the Soviet coup attempt of 1991. However, in 2016, the ex-president of Azerbaijan said that he did not support the putschists.
- 30 August 1991 – Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts the Declaration of Independence of Azerbaijan.
- 14 September 1991 – Mutallibov dissolves the Communist Party of Azerbaijan and proposes constitutional changes for direct nationwide elections of president.
- 8 September 1991 – Mutallibov elected as president in a single-candidate nationwide election.
- December 1991 – In a nationwide referendum, Azerbaijani voters approve the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Supreme Council; Soviet Union is dissolved, Azerbaijan is recognized as an independent state by Turkey, Israel, Romania and Pakistan.
- 25 February 1992 – Armenian forces with the support of Russia's 366th Motor Rifle Regiment took control of Khojaly; fleeing residents become victims of the Khojaly Massacre.
- 6 March 1992 – Under pressure from Azerbaijan Popular Front due to mismanagement in defense of Khojaly and safety of its inhabitants, Mutallibov was forced to submit his resignation to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.
- 8 May 1992 – Armenian forces take control of Shusha, the last Azerbaijani-populated town in Nagorno-Karabakh.
- 14 May 1992 – Supreme Council of Azerbaijan, dominated by the former members of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan, hears the case on Khojaly Massacre, relieves Mutallibov of any responsibility, reverses his prior resignation and restores him as the President of Azerbaijan.
- 15 May 1992 – Armed forces led by the Azerbaijan Popular Front take control of the offices of the Parliament of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani State Radio and Television, thereby deposing Mutallibov, who leaves for Moscow; defunct Supreme Council of Azerbaijan is dissolved passing the duties to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan formed by equal representation of Azerbaijan Popular Front and former communists.
- 17 May 1992 – Armenian forces take control of Lachin, Isa Gambar is elected as the new Chairman of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and takes on the temporary duties of President of Azerbaijan until the national elections on 17 June 1992.
Exile
Mutallibov was in exile in Moscow from May 1992 until July 2012.
In 1994 he published a book called Karabakh – Black Garden in Moscow.
In April 2000, his followers in Baku declared the formation of the new Civil Union Party. In 2003 he joined the Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party (ASDP) and became its co-chairman in exile.
In July 2012, Mutallibov returned from exile with the permission of President Ilham Aliyev.
Family and personal life
Mutallibov was married to Adila Mutallibova, who died in 2019. They had two sons, Azad and Zaur, grandson Tahir and granddaughter Madina. His son Azad died of cancer on 9 August 2011, leaving only Zaur. Mutallibov arrived in Baku to attend his son’s funeral. It was his first visit to the country after 1992.
See also
In Spanish: Ayaz Mutallibov para niños
