President of Azerbaijan

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Template:Politics of Azerbaijan The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. The current President of Azerbaijan is Ilham Aliyev.

The Constitution states that the president will be the embodiment of executive power, commander-in-chief, "[representative of Azerbaijan] in home and foreign policies", and that he "shall have the right of immunity [from prosecution]." The president rules through his office (the Office of the President), consisting of a group of secretaries and departmental ministers. Additionally, there is a Cabinet of Ministers (regarding economic and social policy) and a Security Council (regarding foreign, military, and judicial matters). Ilham Aliyev was elected President in 2003. He succeeded his father, Heydar Aliyev who became president in 1993 after the overthrow of Abulfaz Elchibey.

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Last election

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Office holders

No.	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mutalibov	August 30, 1991	March 6, 1992	Communist Party
	Yagub Kavad ogly Mamedov (acting)	March 6, 1992	May 14, 1992	none
1	Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mutalibov (restored)	May 14, 1992	May 18, 1992	Communist Party
	Isa Yunis ogly Gambarov (acting)	May 19, 1992	June 16, 1992	Azerbaijan Popular Front
2	Abulfaz Elchibey	June 16, 1992	September 1, 1993	Azerbaijan Popular Front
3	Heydar Aliyev	June 24, 1993	October 31, 2003	New Azerbaijan Party
4	Ilham Aliyev	October 31, 2003	incumbent	New Azerbaijan Party