Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic

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The Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic was the nominal head of state of Soviet Azerbaijan, which existed between 21 July 1938 and 18 May 1990. It succeeded the office of Speaker of the Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Below is a table of the Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR.

No. Picture Name

(Birth–Death)

Took office Left office Political party
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
1 Mir Bashir Gasimov

(1879–1949)

21 July 1938 23 April 1949 CPSU
2 Nazar Geydarov

(1896–1968)

18 May 1949 9 March 1954 CPSU
3 Mirza Ibrahimov

(1911–1993)

9 March 1954 23 January 1958 CPSU
4 Ilyas Abdullayev

(1913–1985)

23 January 1958 25 November 1959 CPSU
5 Saftar Jafarov

(1900–1961)

25 November 1959 16 November 1961 CPSU
6 Mamed Iskenderov

(1914–1985)

29 December 1961 25 December 1969 CPSU
7 Gurban Khalilov

(1906–2000)

25 December 1969 30 December 1985 CPSU
8 Suleyman Tatliyev

(1925–2014)

30 December 1985 22 June 1989 CPSU
9 Elmira Gafarova

(1934–1993)

22 June 1989 18 May 1990 CPSU

On 18 May 1990 the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was abolished. The position of head of state went to the President of the Azerbaijan SSR, Ayaz Mutallibov.

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