Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Speaker ofthe National Assembly |
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Incumbent
Sahiba Gafarova since 10 March 2020 |
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| Appointer | Elected by the Members of Azerbaijani Parliament |
| Inaugural holder | Mammad Emin Rasulzade May 27, 1918 |
| Formation | Constitution of Azerbaijan November 12, 1995 |
| Succession | Third, after the Vice President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan |
| Deputy | First Deputy Chair |
| Salary | 2,250 AZN per month |
| Website | www.meclis.gov.az |
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Məclisinin Spikeri), also called Chairman of the National Assembly (Azerbaijani: Milli Məclisinin Sədri) is the Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament. The current Speaker is Sahiba Gafarova. According to the amendments to the Azerbaijani Constitution of 1995 and 2016, the Speaker is the fourth in line of succession to presidency after the Vice President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, in that sequence.
Chairmen of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
| Name | Period |
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| Mammad Emin Rasulzade | May 27, 1918 – December 7, 1918 |
| Alimardan Topchubashov | December 7, 1918 – April 27, 1920 |
| Hasan bey Aghayev (First Deputy Chairman) | December 7, 1918 – February 2, 1920 |
| Mammad Yusif Jafarov (First Deputy Chairman) | February 2, 1920 – April 27, 1920 |
| Mir Teymur Yagubov | July 18, 1938 – July 4, 1941 |
| Aziz Aliyev | July 4, 1941 – March 6, 1947 |
| Sultan Gafarzade | March 6, 1947 – March 22, 1947 |
| Yusif Yusifov | March 23, 1947 – March 25, 1951 |
| Aghamirza Ahmadov | March 25, 1951 – April 18, 1953 |
| Mustafa Topchubashov | April 18, 1953 – March 25, 1955 |
| Abdulla Bayramov | March 25, 1955 – January 23, 1958 |
| Mirza Ibrahimov | January 23, 1958 – March 25, 1959 |
| Gazanfar Jafarli | March 25, 1959 – November 25, 1959 |
| Ali Taghizade | November 25, 1959 – March 29, 1963 |
| Mammad Dadashzade | March 29, 1963 – May 4, 1967 |
| Mustafa Topchubashov | May 4, 1967 – July 1, 1971 |
| Suleyman Rustamzade | July 1, 1971 – June 10, 1989 |
| Elmira Gafarova | May 18, 1990 – March 5, 1992 |
| Yagub Mammadov | March 5, 1992 – May 18, 1992 |
| Isa Gambar | May 18, 1992 – June 13, 1993 |
| Heydar Aliyev | June 24, 1993 – November 5, 1993 |
| Rasul Guliyev | November 5, 1993 – September 11, 1996 |
| Murtuz Alasgarov | October 16, 1996 – December 2, 2005 |
| Ogtay Asadov | December 2, 2005 – March 10, 2020 |
| Sahiba Gafarova | March 10, 2020– |
See also
- National Assembly of Azerbaijan
- Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
- Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan
- Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
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